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Lead dice

Category:

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Finder:

SondelSuechtig

Find ID:

VT-W74PK7X5

Published:

27.6.2025

Material:

Lead

Weight:

13,7 g

Length:

2,0 mm

Width:

2,0 mm

Height:

2,0 mm

Detector:

Deus II

Country:

Germany

County:

Gifhorn

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Sondelreise 27.6.2025

Yeah, cool, trench art was also allowed to find one. Is the sum of the opposite sides 7 for you? Otherwise, it's already very old, I read that once.

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SondelSuechtig 29.6.2025

Interesting. Do all opposite sides have to add up to 7? That's not the case for all of me.

Markus Wehmer 3.7.2025

Then he could be deliberately rigged!

Ute Bartelt 15.7.2025

Only with modern 6-sided dice must the sum of the opposite numbers add up to 7. Otherwise, this is often not the case. This regularly observed circumstance probably has nothing to do with "loading." The game—which we don't know in detail—will not have been affected by the system used to mark the number of pips on the sides. It is only "loaded" when manipulation of the surface or weight distribution results in one side coming to rest preferentially.

Markus Wehmer 28.6.2025

Small lead dice exist from the Roman Empire up to the 18th/19th century. However, most are likely modern; there are even some made from musket balls.

Ute Bartelt 15.7.2025

Could you please record the weight and edge length again so we can compare it with other cubes. And is there any evidence of its dating? For example, from other finds in the immediate vicinity?

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SondelSuechtig 25.7.2025

Hi, sorry for the late reply. I didn't get around to it sooner. I've added the information and added photos of each side. Edge length a little over 2 cm, irregular edges. In the immediate vicinity, I found nothing but trash. 2-3 meters further away, on the same field, I found a primer (VT-45EI8SI8).