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LOT 0620
Roman 'Thames' Bone Gaming Piece and Pottery with Graffiti
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 3 1/2 in. (38 grams total, 1.7-9 cm).
Comprising: a Samian ware fragment bearing graffiti to one face; a polished, coin-shaped bone gaming counter engraved 'XIIIX'. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
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LOT 0620
Roman 'Thames' Bone Gaming Piece and Pottery with Graffiti
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
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