^Lot 470 Lot of iron "gunner's dice," professionally conserved, ex-Atocha (1622).

Lot of iron "gunner's dice," professionally conserved, ex-Atocha (1622). 475 grams total. Roughly 1" to 1½" each. According to the accompanying tag, "Gunner's Dice were made from wrought iron bar stock and cut into cubes to be used as scatter shot," and that seems as good an explanation as any for these solid chunks of iron (six in all) of irregular shapes and sizes. From the Atocha (1622), with original Fisher plastic tag and photo-certificate 03A-52384, pedigreed to Sedwick Auction 5 (lot 1327).