# Marshall 2026: Roman Dodecahedra as Craft Skill Tokens: A Functional Hypothesis

> Marshall, 2026. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. A current statement of the craft-skill answer.

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# Roman Dodecahedra as Craft Skill Tokens: A Functional Hypothesis

Marshall, 2026. _SSRN_.

Argues the objects were apprentice or masterpieces and portable tokens proving a metalworker's skill.

**Gallo-Roman dodecahedra** Preprintdoi: **[10.2139/ssrn.6270878](https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6270878)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

A current statement of the craft-skill answer.

## Cited by on this site 3 records

[Local smiths in many places made them, so compositions follow local bronze supply.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/roman-dodecahedra/answers/ANS0D5Y60FA5CQ2/local-smiths-in-many-places-made-them-so-compositions-follow)

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[They were showpieces or tokens proving a bronze-caster's skill.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/roman-dodecahedra/answers/ANS0D5Y5Y165X7T/they-were-showpieces-or-tokens-proving-a-bronze-casters)

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[The Gallo-Roman dodecahedra](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/roman-dodecahedra)

The mystery article

MYS

## Cite it

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Marshall (2026). Roman Dodecahedra as Craft Skill Tokens: A Functional Hypothesis. SSRN. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6270878
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