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In fact “ barbarous radiates” were produced unofficially as an ‘illicit’ currency from the third century or earlier , and tend to mimic the official currency then circulating for example the radiates of Tetricus but also the non radiates of the family of Constantine and later. On many of the third/fourth century Roman sites that I have detected they are as frequently found as non barbarous coins so they clearly circulated widely. Yes, this looks like a “barbarous’ coin to me, and a particularly interesting example. Jerry

Can anyone point me in the right direction for this coin? Came to me as "unidentified Celtic". Looking through Spink and Mack the closest I can get is Regni uninscribed, but not an exact match. It appears to be Copper, measures about 11mm across and weighs 1.89g. Thanks!

Yes, a Barbarous radiate is not a fake in the usual sense of the word. It would have been made 4th or 5th century after the Roman Empire in Europe had collapsed to provide coinage for the remaining residents. I looked at your other coin but I was not able to offer any real insight.

I can't tell you who the people depicted are, but I suspect this is a "Barbarous Radiate" - that is to say a coin minted post Roman empire in loose imitation of a Roman coin.