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| Image | Object Type | Find number | Broadperiod | County | Actions |
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Die | DEV-6564F7 |
Roman | Devon |
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| Roman to postmedieval lead alloy die. The die has six sub -rectangular sides, on two of the sides it is still possible to see four dots (representing four) and five dots (representing 5). | |||||
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Die | SWYOR-65DC71 |
Roman | North Yorkshire |
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| A crudely cast, lead alloy die. The numbers are indicated by circular pits. The sum of the dots on opposing sides is not seven, as in regular dice, but 4, 7 and 10 respectively (1 & 3, 2 & 5, and 4 & 6), suggesting that it may possibly be of Roman date, 43-410AD. Egan in Finds Resea... | |||||
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Die | SUR-1F6CF4 |
Roman | Oxfordshire |
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| A copper alloy die. The arrangement of sides is not shown in Egan Fig 2. The die may be of Roman date. | |||||
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Die | WMID-0BA0B7 |
Roman | Staffordshire |
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| A cast copper-alloy gaming die, probably of Roman date. As these objects were in use throughout history dating them is often very difficult, although other Roman objects found in the area surrounding this example may suggest a Roman date in this instance. It is cuboid and each face measures appro... | |||||
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Die | NLM-9E3991 |
Roman | North Lincolnshire |
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| : Copper alloy Die. Cast cubic die of 'sevens' type, meaning the number 1 is opposite 6, 2 opposite 5 and 3 opposite 4, in a series in which the sum of opposite faces is always seven. The numbers are rendered in lathe-turned or drilled ring and dot. The dice is apparently loaded towards higher... | |||||
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Die | SWYOR-13BAF7 |
Roman | South Yorkshire |
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| A crudely cast, lead alloy die. The sum of the dots on opposing sides is not seven, as in regular dice, but 4, 8 and 9 respectively, suggesting that it may possibly be of Roman date, 43-410AD. (Egan in Finds Research Group Datasheet 23 suggests that medieval and later dice are usually of the regu... | |||||
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Die | WMID-DAFD33 |
Roman | Staffordshire |
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| A copper-alloy die. The die is cuboid and each of its faces has a number marked by dots. The dots are arranged irregularly, in that opposite faces do not equal 7. They are arranged in order with the numbers 1 to 4 at right angles and 5 and 6 on opposite faces, making opposite numbers of 1/3, 2/4,... | |||||
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Die | IOW-F6ADA3 |
Roman | Isle Of Wight |
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| An irregular cast lead alloy cuboid die. The numerals are small circular punched marks and the layout of the numbers is 'irregular' (opposite faces do not total seven) the opposing sides are: 1/2, 3/5, 4/6. It is unclear whether the die is Roman or Medieval. Roman dies are discussed in Crummy 198... | |||||
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Die | SUSS-00AF24 |
Roman | East Sussex |
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| A crudely-made, irregular, cuboid, lead alloy die. The numerals are punched circular marks. The opposing sides do not all add up to seven which makes it non-standard. The sides are numbered 1/6, 2/4, 3/5. It is 7.9mm long, 8.8mm wide and 8.0 mm thick. It weighs 5.49 g and has developed a whit... | |||||
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Die | LEIC-5721E8 |
Roman | Leicestershire |
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| Roman lead alloy die, 15mm long and wide and thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 30.25grams. It is marked on each side with holes representing 1 to 6. | |||||
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Die | SWYOR-0B2B80 |
Roman | North Yorkshire |
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| A crudely made lead dice, which is probably Roman. The numerals are punched triangular marks. The opposing sides do not all add up to seven, being numbered respectively: 1 & 6, 2 & 3, 4 & 5. It is therefore non-standard. It is 14.3mm long, 13.3mm wide and 12.3mm thick. It weighs 20.4g... | |||||
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Die | BH-DA3C30 |
Roman | Northamptonshire |
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| A copper-alloy die of uncertain date. Such dice have been discovered in contexts ranging in date from Roman to modern times. Roman examples from Colchester are discussed by Crummy (1983: 96-97), while Medieval and post-Medieval dice have been subject to study by Egan (1997). The non-regular form ... | |||||
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Die | LEIC-B65DC6 |
Roman | Leicestershire |
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| Roman copper alloy die, measuring 11mm by 10mm. The object is in good condition with a green patina and weighs 8.82grams. The die is unusual in material and in the way it is numbered, instead of dots it has Roman numerals carved into it. | |||||
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Die | SWYOR-111496 |
Roman | North Yorkshire |
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| A copper alloy gaming die. The die is a very neat cube of copper alloy with drilled holes to mark out the numbers. Unlike modern dice, the opposite sides do not add up to 7. The three opposites add up to 4, 11 and 6. Because of this it is likely that it predates 1550AD. Its measurements are 5.6mm... | |||||
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Die | LEIC-99BA44 |
Roman | Leicestershire |
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| Roman? lead alloy gaming die, 13mm x 13mm x 13mm. The object is in fair condition with a grey patina and weighs 18.22 grams. The die is square in section and form and is very roughly marked with incised circles and squares to indicate numbers, which are ordered 1 to 4 with five and six on opposi... | |||||
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Die | SOM-662BC1 |
Roman | Buckinghamshire |
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| A cast copper alloy die of Roman to early post-medieval date. The cube-shaped die measures 8.3mm by 7.4mm by 7.1mm and weighs 3.2g. The numbers are stamped in the form of ring-and-dots. Opposing faces add up to seven. | |||||
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Die | NCL-F04E30 |
Roman | North Yorkshire |
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| A cast copper alloy die of Roman to Medieval date. The die is cuboid in shape with two square faces and four rectangular faces, in which the value of each face is depicted with a dot, with values ranging from one to six. | |||||
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Die | NMS-7C2D74 |
Roman | Norfolk |
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| Bone die measuring 7 x 8 x 6.5mm. Numbers indicated by ring and dots, some of which are very worn, and except for the central dots of the 1, 3 and 5 are all at the very edge or corners of the faces. Opposing faces marked 4 / 3, 5 / 2, 6 (very worn, traces of three ring and dots only survive) / 1 ... | |||||
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Die | NCL-062555 |
Roman | East Riding Of Yorkshire |
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| A cast copper alloy die of Roman to Medieval date. Six faced cube, in which the value of each face is depicted with a dot, with values ranging from one to six. | |||||
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Die | WAW-D53955 |
Roman | Gloucestershire |
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| A cast lead die. The die is a sub-cuboid, with the ‘1’ and ‘6’ faces being square and the others are rectangular in plan. The surface of each face has the numbers formed by conical shaped cells. The surface of the die has a well developed beige patina. It measures mm by 18.6mm by 18.35mm ... | |||||
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Die | DENO-81AC76 |
Roman | Derbyshire |
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| Copper alloy die, possibly Roman but probably post medieval. Six sided die, 6/1, 5/2, 4/2(?), irregularly positioned dots. Patchy powdery light green patina with red-brown surface below. Length 12.5mm, width 11.8mm, thickness 11.9mm, weight 12.83g. | |||||
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Die | NCL-77B902 |
Roman | Northumberland |
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| A cast lead gaming die of Roman date. The die is an imperfect cube. No pips/dots remain on most surfaces, with the exception of one centrally placed circular pip on one face. The edges are somewhat worn, and a number of faces are slightly concave. This object was found in the River Tyne... | |||||
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Die | CAM-96DF64 |
Roman | Cambridgeshire |
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| A crude lead die, possibly dating to the Roman period. The die is rectangular in shape and section. At least some of the faces are decorated with incised dots representing numbers. One, two and four dots are clearly visible on three of the faces. The die measures 20mm in length, 18mm in width and... | |||||
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Die | KENT-158627 |
Roman | Kent |
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| Lead or lead alloy cube, probably a six-sided die, although no numerals are visible. | |||||
| Die | YORYM-2824E6 |
Roman | East Riding Of Yorkshire |
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| Small bronze die. The Opposing numbers are arranged thus: One & Two. Three & Five. Four & Six. | |||||
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Die | NMS-E48DC0 |
Roman | Suffolk |
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| Romano-British Die, corroded with orange and turquoise enamelled dots, opposite sides total seven, 10 x 10mm. | |||||
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Die | DENO-303AB4 |
Roman | Lincolnshire |
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| Roman cast copper alloy die. Poorly cast, square with uneven edges. The numerals are marked by simple dots. The opposite sides add up to seven although the "3" side could be confused with the "5" due to extra, presumably accidental, marks. Length (6 side) 16.28mm, width (6 side) 16.44mm, thicknes... | |||||
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Die | LEIC-9BFE00 |
Roman | Leicestershire |
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| Roman lead dice. A cube measuring 12x12x12mm, with one to six impressed dots on each face. | |||||
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Die | DEV-1E6377 |
Roman | Devon |
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| Cast lead regular dice. It is cuboid with punched or drilled dots numbering 1 to 6. Date is uncertain and could be anywhere from the Roman period to 17th century. | |||||
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Die | LEIC-8806C0 |
Roman | Leicestershire |
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| A tiny and irregular lead alloy gaming die of uncertain date. The faces are numbered with well spaced punched dots but the numbers are not configured in the conventional style. (6 opposite 5, 4 opposite 3 and 2 opposite 1). | |||||
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