Record ID: SOM-2DDDA4
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A glass Roman gaming counter dating to the period c. AD 43 - 410. The counter is oval in shape and convex. The reverse is slightly dished. The counter is a very dark opaque blue/black colour. The underside of the gaming counter exhibits a number of air holes from the manufacture process. Similar pieces have been found at Silchester, and Colchester and are discussed in Crummy, N, 1983, Colchester Archaeological Report 2, p.92 - 93, fig. 95. A number of comparable exampes have been recorded on the PAS database including: WILT-713199; WAW-0AF7A1; LON-6DEFB6; NARC-CAD195 & HESH-…
Created on: Tuesday 16th August 2016
Last updated: Monday 9th August 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milborne Port', grid reference and parish protected.