PUBLIC-EC7815: A Roman bone gaming counter, probably dating 2nd - 4th century AD.

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GAMING PIECE

Unique ID: PUBLIC-EC7815

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Roman bone gaming counter, probably dating 2nd - 4th century AD. This is a Crummy type 1 counter (Kenyon type A). It is round, lathe turned and with bevelled edge. The upper surface is countersunk and has a flat lower surface. There is a central perforation on the top side, a remnant from the lathe.

A similar example can be found in Crummy (1995, 92, nos. 2256), from an archaeological context dating circa AD 150 - AD 250, though they can be found throughout the Roman period with little variation.

Dimensions: diameter: 19.17 mm; thickness: 2.95 mm; weight: 1.36 g.

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

Notes:

This is one of a group of gaming counters found on this stretch of the foreshore including PUBLIC-72F96C, PUBLIC-12235E, PUBLIC-64385D, LON-5A9DBC, LON-5A8855, LON-5A72EE.

Class: Kenyon type A / Crummy type 1

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.95 mm
Weight: 1.36 g
Diameter: 19.17 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 4th May 2019

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: G14

Materials and construction

Primary material: Animal skeletal material
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: London (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: City and County of the City of London (London Borough)
Parish or ward: Dowgate (London Borough Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ3280
Four figure Latitude: 51.5035277
Four figure longitude: -0.09955492
1:25K map: TQ3280
1:10K map: TQ38SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Other chance find
Discovery circumstances: Found eyes only
General landuse: Open fresh water
Specific landuse: Running water

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Crummy, N.	1983	Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester, 1971-9	Colchester	Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd	92	2256

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 4 years ago
Updated: 10 months ago

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