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Description: | Lead alloyGame Piece. Cast disc with off-centre drilled aperture of diameter 2mm. This appears to have respected a lightly scored centre line, possibly setting out the piercing. One face bears four unruled incised radial lines, along with other probably adventitious scratches. The other face bears an unruled grid comprising two lines crossed at right angles by four lines, one drawn twice. The incised designs on both sides appear to be set out with reference to the piercing. Patinated overall. The size, central piercing and surface scratching resemble that on Roman counters or playing pieces, and the grid may allude to board games such as duodecimo scripula, related to backgammon. Counters in various materials are widely reported from Roman contexts, as from Colchester, Essex; Aldborough, North Yorkshire and Caerleon, Gwent. A bone example of comparable size from Old Winteringham, near Winterton, is ascribed a 3rd or 4th-century date. Suggested date: Roman, possibly Later Roman, 200-400.Diameter: 22.4mm, Thickness: 1.6mm, Weight: 5.05gms.
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