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Tesserae, bone gaming piece showing and naming Augustus.
Tesserae
Tesserae

Tesserae

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These tokens known as tesserae, meaning "tile" were evidence of your entitlements. They were often evidence of your entanglements under the Roman authority of the world of Rome.

http://www.preparingyou.com/wiki/Tesserae

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added by archaeologs A variety of objects are given the Latin label “tesserae” by modern scholars: mosaic pieces, lead monetiform objects, spintriae, and small circular objects made out of bone or ivory, like the piece pictured above.

https://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/numismatics/entry/lets_play_with/

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