The Roman Dodecahedron - A Coin Gambling Game?
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2024 10:54 am
You place a coin inside, and roll.
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?
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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