Sale: CNG 75, Lot: 1520. Estimate $150.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 23 May 2007.  Sold For $150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ROMAN. Imperial. Ivory Gaming Piece. 1st- 2nd century AD. Conical ivory gaming counter; base inscribed IX with bar above. Overall dimensions 23x10mm. Cf. Dictionaire des Antiquités, s.v. “tessera”. Good condition with typical wear from use, fine mellow patina.

Used for either duodecim scripta, a type of backgammon, or ludus latrunculorum, a type of chess or draughts