1 Denarius - Imitating Diva Faustina Senior, 138-140

Barbarous imitations of Diva Faustina Senior denarii were struck across the Germanic frontier for roughly a century after the prototypes circulated into those regions through trade and military contact. The original Roman issues dated to after Faustina's death in 140/141 AD, when Antoninus Pius deified her and struck an extensive commemorative series — coins that moved north and east in considerable quantities. That the imitations persisted so long after the prototype suggests the type carried enough recognizable silver content and visual authority to function as exchange currency well into the Severan period and beyond.