A Roman Glass Gaming Die

[randomness]

Thanks to JP, on a private mailing list:

http://www.christies.com/Lotfinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=4205385

Comments

[marginaleye.livejournal.com]

Hrmph. Can anyone identify the symbols on the die?

Could they be astrological, perhaps? The circle with a dot in the center is the astrological symbol of the Sun, and the "v"-shaped symbol on one of the adjacent sides might be Aries. I'm not, however, sure how far back the current set of planetary and zodiacal symbols goes. Certainly to the Middle Ages, but I don't know how much further than that.