If it falls out the bottom, you win.
The feet keeping it elevated, allowing your winnings to fall.
The bigger the coin, the more difficult the odds.
This falls in-line with why they are both undocumented and oft found in coin hoards.
Given their distribution, and assuming I'm even remotely correct, it would sound likely that for a period the gambling game was popular with Roman soldiers as they ventured.
They bare similar markings to other Roman dice, furthering the connection to gaming/gambling.
Everything points to a gambling device that you roll, doesn't it?
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