File:A complete Roman bone gaming counter dating from AD 43-410. (FindID 981515).jpg

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A complete Roman bone gaming counter dating from AD 43-410.
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Stuart Wyatt, 2019-11-21 17:23:40
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A complete Roman bone gaming counter dating from AD 43-410.
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English: A complete Roman bone gaming counter dating from AD 43-410. The counter is decorated on the upper surface with two incised concentric rings with fiftheen ring and dot motifs within and a small central hole, possibly from a lathe. The reverse is blank. The edges are bevelled outwards. A similar larger counter can be found in Philip (1981:166-167 Nos. 218). This is a Kenyon type B.1 variant.

Dimensions: diameter: 18.12mm: thickness: 2.87mm; weight: 1.64g

Other gaming pieces on the database are LON-5A9DBC, LON-5A72EE, LON-77442C, LON-0A2EA4 and LON-CD5569 found in the same area.

References: Crummy, N. 1995. The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester 1971-1979. Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd, Colchester.

MacGregor, A. 1985. Bone, Antler, Ivory and Horn. The Technology of Skeletal Materials since the Roman Period. Croom Helm, London and Sydney.

Kenyon, K M, 1948. Excavations at the Jewry Wall Site, Leicester.

Philp, B. 1981. The Excavation of the Roman Forts of the Classis Britannica at Dover 1970-1977. Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit, Kent.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Greater London Authority
Date between 43 and 410
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FindIdentifier: 981515
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/1082205
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1082205/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/981515
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Object location51° 30′ 36″ N, 0° 05′ 23.5″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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