Ancient Coins and Antiquities

Romano-British, bronze dice (3), first with red and green enamel dots; second with pointed ends, 4 sides marked with 9, 6, 3 and 1 dot (Celtic & Roman Artefacts RB355, this item); third marked with IV, X, single spot, nine-branched leaf, five-branched leaf (Celtic & Roman Artefacts RB357, this item); together with a bronze counter with 12 dots arranged in 3 rows (Celtic and Roman Artefacts RB358, this item) [4]. All very fine £100-£150

Roman dice were normally thrown together in threes, but later in the Roman period they were thrown in pairs from a conical container (fritillus). Another feature of dice this period is that the opposite sides often do not add up to seven, which is typical of medieval and later dice.