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Unusually inexpensive !

 

 

 



 

Part words, no context  and not likely on a Roman diploma but rather copied from a religious dedication formula.

 

Look carefully, the letters are cut through the surface accretions!

 



 

And more knowlegeable collectors will see what is wrong here:

 



From Ittai:

 

....and the very square letter forms should, if anything, be early - 2nd or 1st century BC - but then the loop of the letter P should still be open, whereas it is here closed.

 

 

And another!

Same comments apply.




This one however is more money.



 

It is not a Roman diploma, but a Sabean inscribed votive plaque from Yemen, South Arabia.  But it is not a genuine one.

 

 

See here for more about this fake>>>>

 

 

On the other hand you could buy it for much less and a fake ushabti would be thrown in for free!



The seller says online, indeed very helpfully:

 

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Still up online ?>>>

 

 

Morer about this type of blue shabti shown above>>>>>>

And howcome they come in diferent colours.

 

 

Some interesting information and examples of fake diplomas here>>>