Improvised abacus? Are there Latin references to betting at Roman amphitheatres, or modern references to Roman use of abaci? Or was it a gaming board?

I'm working on pottery ['samian ware' or terra sigillata] from a Roman amphitheatre, amongst which the epigraphist has suggested one incised base as possibly representing an improvised abacus, if...

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