I have a faux Faustina like yours, but much less barbaric. Faustina senior, AR barbaric imitation of a denarius. After 147 AD. Obv. Head right surrounded with unreadable mumble script. Rev. A figure with a hat or petasos standing to the left, holding a stick crowned with three pellets to the left, and smaller stick tot he right. Surrounding text COSI. 18 mm, 3.04 gr. Cf. Sergeev 202. It apparently was part of a large hoard of 8000 denarii, part worn original Roman coins and part varied imitatives like this one, found near Kurski in south-western Russia years ago.
@galba68 & @Pellinore -- those are fascinating! I need to get some of these for my Faustina subcollection.
Very interesting. These imitations are really starting to grow on me. Hope it's okay if I throw in a non-Faustina, my only "barbaric lady" - a Julia Domna with an implausible reverse - my attribution notes come Roman Collector in my original post (thanks again, RC!). This one too is a bit on the heavy side. Julia Domna Æ (?) Denarius (c. 196-211 A.D.) Unknown Mint IVLIA AVGVSTA bust right / IMP[ERII FELI]CITAS, standing female facing, head right, holding grain or thunderbolt (?) in left hand, column or altar to right (?) Unattributed "Limes" or barbaric imitation. (3.36 grams / 18 mm) "...reverse type is IMPERII FELICITAS. It clearly begins IMPER and ends in CITAS. However, the goddess here clearly holds a branch, whereas Felicitas holds a caduceus on the only Severan issue with this reverse type, a denarius of Caracalla, RIC 9 (Rome), RIC 331 (Eastern mint). That type depicts Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus in right hand and child on left arm." (RC, Coin Talk) https://www.cointalk.com/threads/julia-domna-a-very-ugly-denarius-id-help-please.331780/
