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Rare Roman six-sided bone gaming dice, known as tesserae in Latin. Each face features an incised circle with an incised dot inside, ranging from one to six. 

The Romans were very fond of playing with dice and various dice games were frequently played in taverns, military camps, streets and palaces. Several Roman emperors like Caligula and Commordus are known to have been inveterate players. A now-lost book 'De arte alae' (on the art of dice) was written by the Roman Emperor Claudius.

Size: ± 14,2 x 10,6 x 13,5 mm

Good solid condition, visible signs of wear consistent with age and use. See images.
Certificate of Authenticity available upon request (pdf-format).

Purchased by the current owner from Dutch collection at coin fair in 2021.
The seller guarantees this piece is acquired in a legal manner. Related documents seen by Catawiki.

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1st - 3rd century AD

Ancient Roman Bone gaming Dice, rare

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