File:A complete Roman bone gaming counter dating from AD 50-410. (FindID 1016479).jpg

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A complete Roman bone gaming counter dating from AD 50-410.
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Stuart Wyatt, 2020-11-24 14:37:58
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A complete Roman bone gaming counter dating from AD 50-410.
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English: A complete Roman bone gaming counter dating from AD 50-410. The counter is decorated with three shallow concentric rings on the upper surface, running around the the top edge are serrated V-shaped notches. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The final ring is on top of the sloping section with a central perforation on the central boss, a remnant from the lathe. Similar counter can be found in Crummy (1995:91, no. 2282). 

Dimensions: diameter: 17.67mm; thickness: 3.65mm; weight: 1.48g

A similar gaming counter on the database from the same area is PUBLIC-12235E.

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.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Greater London Authority
Date between 50 and 410
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FindIdentifier: 1016479
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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/1122896
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1122896/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1016479
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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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