Record ID: ASHM-3884D0
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy gaming piece(?), dating to the Roman period. Discoidal. Off-centre perforation. Spiral decoration in the centre, decreasing in depth. Flat base.
Created on: Monday 8th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Childrey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ASHM-383087
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy possible gaming piece of Roman date. The piece is in the form of a thick oval 'cube' with ring and dot decoration arranged 5-4-6-3 on its sides. There are no motifs on the top or base of the piece. In terms of date, both Roman and Saxon gaming pieces and weights commonly use the ring-and-dot motif as a decoration feature however of the few other examples recorded a Roman date seems more appropriate. This is a very rare object and comparisons are few; on this database the only comparable examples are NARC-CA76AF and DOR-672EC3, the latter having the …
Created on: Monday 8th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd August 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Childrey', grid reference and parish protected.