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| Image | Object Type | Find number | Broadperiod | County | Actions |
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Gaming piece | LIN-E9C236 |
Roman | Lincolnshire |
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| A lead counter or gaming piece. The object is circular in plan and stands 4mm high. The counter is uniface, decorated with an outer band of dots and an inner band of diagonal grooves. The centre is concave. The date of this object is difficult to determine. | |||||
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Gaming piece | FAKL-FDB772 |
Roman | East Riding Of Yorkshire |
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| Jet disc roughly shaped but polished with two sightly curved, flat faces. Gaming piece or counter. | |||||
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Gaming piece | NLM-846405 |
Roman | Lincolnshire |
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| Lead Possible Weight, Gaming Piece or Counter. Cast discoid weight with irregularly scratched lines on one face. The mass of this object does not correspond to units of the Roman or later metrical systems, and so this object might equally be a counter for a board game; these are known from the Ro... | |||||
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Gaming piece | GLO-88A182 |
Roman | Gloucestershire |
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| This is a small worn pebble that may have been used as a possible gaming counter diameter 13mm, thickness 5mm, weight 1.33g. Roughly circular in plan with rounded smooth sides. Similar examples made out of glass have been excavated from a grave in Stanway, Colchester. In the grave was discovere... | |||||
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Gaming piece | NARC-CAD195 |
Roman |
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| A black glass gaming piece of roman date. Circular in plan with a flat base and convex upper face. Similar have been found at Silchester, and Colchester. For references see Crummy, Colchester Archaeological Report 2, figure 95, | |||||
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Gaming piece | GLO-9824F0 |
Roman | Avon |
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| Lead dice length 9mm, width 9mm, thickness 7mm, weight 4.71g. The dice is rectangular, with drilled dots or incised lines no each face. Although dice such as this have been found in both roman and medieval contexts this example most likely dates to the roman period. | |||||
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Gaming piece | WILT-2465E7 |
Roman | Wiltshire |
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| A group of three possibly Roman (AD 1-410) lead possible gaming piece, oval in shape and sub-triangular in cross-section. They collectively weigh 23.50g. 1) 14.03x9.27x11.28mm; The underside is smooth and oval, with a central piercing 1mm deep. The longer sides slope inwards while the shorter sid... | |||||
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Gaming piece | WILT-1039E1 |
Roman | Wiltshire |
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| A possibly Roman (AD 1-410) lead possible gaming piece, oval in shape and sub-triangular in cross-section. It measures 12.71x10.49x10.12mm and weighs 8.20g. The underside is smooth and oval, with a central piercing 0.77mm deep. The longer sides slope inwards while the shorter sides remain vertica... | |||||
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Gaming piece | GLO-D823D2 |
Roman | Avon |
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| Moulded glass gaming counter diameter 20mm, thickness 6.5mm, weight 3.38g. Elongated oval with a flattened rim in cross section. The counter is a cloudy white colour. Similar examples have been excavated from a grave in Stanway, Colchester. In the grave was discovered a board game which ha... | |||||
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Gaming piece | GLO-06F075 |
Roman | Avon |
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| Moulded glass gaming counter diameter 20mm, thickness 6.5mm, weight 3.38g.Elongated oval with a flattened rim in cross section.The counter is a cloudy white colour.Similar examples have been excavated from a grave in Stanway, Colchester. In the grave was discovered a board game which had been la... | |||||
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Gaming piece | GLO-AFAB96 |
Roman | Avon |
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| Lead dice length 14mm, width 10.5mm, thickness 10mm. The dice is rectangular, with drilled ring and dot numbers. Although dice such as this have been found in both roman and medieval contexts this example most likely dates to the roman period. | |||||
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Gaming piece | LVPL-4808B1 |
Roman | Cheshire |
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| Cast lead object possible gaming piece or lead weight dating from the Roman period. The object is sub-circular in plan and rectangular in cross-section. The upper surface is decorated with a central rounded dome flanked by four further domes, each set in a groove with a petal shaped moulding roun... | |||||
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Gaming piece | SWYOR-22CB72 |
Roman | North Yorkshire |
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| A lead alloy possible gaming piece possibly dating from the Roman period. It is circular and is 25.76mm in diameter and 10.1mm thick. It weighs 30.8g. The piece has a slightly concave base. The top is neatly decorated with a central rounded dome, flanked by four further domes, each set in a groov... | |||||
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Gaming piece | BERK-3F4DA1 |
Roman | Warwickshire |
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| A possible Roman or Saxon gaming piece. An incomplete triangular piece of bone incised with two concentric rings with a dot in the centre; the rings are perfect circles maintaining equidistance between each other throughout the circumference - the design bears a striking resemblance to those se... | |||||
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Gaming piece | HESH-5792F7 |
Roman | Herefordshire |
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| Glass gaming counter of probable Roman date (50-400 AD). The counter is circular in plan and D shaped in cross section. The edges of the counter are faceted and the reverse face is flat. It measures 20.1mm diameter and is 5.6mm thick; it weighs 3.17 grams. The overall colour of the counter is... | |||||
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Gaming piece | SWYOR-B2B7A2 |
Roman | South Yorkshire |
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| A copper alloy disc with a serrated edge covered with red enamel on both faces. The function of the disc is not known for certain, but it can be interpreted as a gaming counter. The disc is 19.54mm in diameter, and 3.38mm thick. It weighs 5.98g. One face of the disc is flat and the other is sligh... | |||||
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Gaming piece | SF-669396 |
Roman | Suffolk |
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| A neatly made copper alloy object, possibly a gaming piece, of Roman or later date. It is oval shaped in plan and section, with flattened upper and lower faces. The upper surface has rounded edges and two distinct flatened facets. At its circumference the object has a flattened exterior edge comp... | |||||
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Gaming piece | YORYM-0112B3 |
Roman | Norfolk |
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| A lead gaming piece/dice. This artefact is a cuboid, so therefore as a die it is not accurate (the side have different widths and lengths). The faces of the cube are decorated but the dots are not clearly visible. The artefact is complete though very worn. The lead has gone a powdery dark greyish... | |||||
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Gaming piece | LIN-2406A8 |
Roman | Lincolnshire |
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| A Roman ceramic gaming piece. The piece is circular, flat and has been made from a greyware vessel. | |||||
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Gaming piece | SOM-AC6865 |
Roman | Somerset |
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| A small glass roundel of possible Roman date. The dark blue plano-convex roundel measures 11.5mm in maximum diameter by 5.3mm thick and weighs 1.1g. On the curving side there are three impressed parallel lines. It was perhaps used as a counter for a game. | |||||
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Gaming piece | DENO-C1C716 |
Roman | Nottinghamshire |
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| Enamelled copper alloy disc, probable Roman gaming piece. Circular copper alloy disc with dished surface holding yellow and blue enamel in a design of two pairs of opposed triangles - two opposed yellow triangles containing a blue dot (diameter c. 3mm - 4mm) & two opposed blue triangles with a ye... | |||||
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Gaming piece | DENO-4AE6C1 |
Roman | Derbyshire |
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| Gaming counter; moulded blue glass disc of unknown date, probably a gaming counter, possibly Roman. The disc is formed from a swirl of translucent blue glass. One face is flat while the other is slightly domed. There is a hole through the centre of the disc which is very small on the domed face a... | |||||
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Gaming piece | NARC-9B7B85 |
Roman | Northamptonshire |
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| A flat, circular, gaming counter of lead. It measures 16mm in diameter, 3.3mm in thickness, and 6.6g in mass. Date is difficult to ascertain on such an undiagnostic piece. | |||||
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Gaming piece | SUSS-0E7C02 |
Roman | Essex |
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| A copper alloy gaming piece or weight. The object is roughly square, with chamfered edges. On one surface five incised circles have been drawn and on the other four. It is difficult to date this object as the patina has been removed in a barreling machine. | |||||
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Gaming piece | LEIC-8FC206 |
Roman | Leicestershire |
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| Roman or Medieval Lead alloy gaming piece, 13mm high and 17.4mm in diameter. The object is in fair condition with a dark grey patina and a weight of 9.78 grams. It is conical in form with rounded edges and has central circular knop at the apex of its upper surface. | |||||
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Gaming piece | LEIC-72C9F4 |
Roman | Leicestershire |
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| undated lead alloy gaming piece or weight, 26mm in diameter and 7mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a grey patina and weighs 23.71 grams. It is shaped like a draughts piece with a faintly domed surface decorated with concentric raised circles which terminate in a central small raised ... | |||||
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Gaming piece | LIN-547396 |
Roman | Lincolnshire |
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| Enamelled copper alloy object, probably a gaming piece. The object is circular and concave. The interior of the object contains blue enamel surrounding a central rectangle of turquoise and white enamelled squares set in a chequer-board pattern. The reverse of the object has been silvered or ti... | |||||
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Gaming piece | LEIC-740510 |
Roman | Leicestershire |
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| undated copper alloy gaming piece or token, 22m in diameter and 6mm thick. The object is in good condition with a brown patina and weighs 9.75 grams. The object is circular and domed, forming a hollow underside. It is decorated on its upper surface with a series of incised lines arranged at right... | |||||
| Gaming piece | KENT-15E6C0 |
Roman | Kent |
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| Dome shaped lead disc. The domed side is plain, while the flat surface has eight incised lines in a star pattern. This piece is possibly a gaming counter and is of an unknown date. It has a diameter of 18.33mm, is 7.22mm thick and weighs 13.35 grams. | |||||
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Gaming piece | SUR-C6F447 |
Roman | Surrey |
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| A Roman glass counter. It is in dark green glass and has a plano-convex section. It is 15mm in diameter and 6mm in thickness. Sally Worrell adds: Plano-convex glass counters are common finds on sites of all periods of Roman occupation, but are most closely associated with 1st and 2nd century... | |||||
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