Need help identifying coins from an illustration

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Hello!


I have a bit of an unorthodox challenge/request - I was hoping to possibly get some assistance in figuring out what a couple of coins might be that appear in this illustration:

 

 

I've already identified several of them:

 

 

But I'm stumped when it comes to a few others. I will concede that a couple of them may not actually be coins at all, considering that not every piece in the illustration is a coin. However, there is also the fact that almost half of the pieces ARE coins (and/or appear to be), so I guess there's a 50/50 chance that they could be.


If anyone positively recognizes anything that would be great, but I would be happy with "this reminds me of X" or "that looks like it could possibly be Y" - anything that could help to point me in the right direction in my search for reference images and hopefully some positive IDs.


So these are the pieces in question...


This looks like maybe a sheep to me:

 

 

This is what I am seeing in it:

 

 

Or could it be some other kind of animal?


In this one I see a facing bust of a bearded man, possibly wearing some sort of headdress or a crown:

 

 

Byzantine perhaps?


This is obviously a horseman, but from where and when exactly?

 

 

The only thing I can see in this one is a shamrock. Could it be a large flower of some sort instead? And is that supposed to be a number 1 in the center?

 

 

This one makes me think "Spanish doubloon," but I could be convinced otherwise.

 

 

And I know that this one is a long-shot, since there are SO MANY things that it could possibly be, but I thought I'd throw it out there. Does it remind anyone of anything in particular?

 


Any insight or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Hello 

 

There is a  Chinese one 

kang xi tong bao 

Grim_Tim

 

 


This is obviously a horseman, but from where and when exactly?

 

 

 

These look Celtic to me. Check out the catalogue under Coins from ancient central and eastern Europe, Celtic Britain and Gaul to see if any of them fit.

I collect and deal in ancient Roman coin. In case you're looking for affordable ancient coins or need any help with the coins you already have send me a message.

cro321

 

These look Celtic to me. Check out the catalogue under Coins from ancient central and eastern Europe, Celtic Britain and Gaul to see if any of them fit.

Thanks - I will.  And thank you for the links! 👍

gros

Hello 

 

There is a  Chinese one 

kang xi tong bao 

Hi, are you referring to this one?

 

 

Is it not a xian feng yuan bao?

Grim_Tim

gros

Hello 

 

There is a  Chinese one 

kang xi tong bao 

Hi, are you referring to this one?

 

 

Is it not a xian feng yuan bao?

Yes need some glasses🤣

gros

 

Yes need some glasses🤣

🤣

Well, I'd say that these are strong contenders, based upon the beaded border, beaded horse mane, the length and placement of the rider's leg and the shape of the rider's head (helmet?)

 

West Noricum Atta type tetradrachm:

 

 

West Noricum Nemet type tetradrachm:

 

 

Obviously the arm position is slightly different in the illustration, and it's hard to say what might be in the hand. Plus there's no lettering or other markings.

 

I didn't find anything that looked like the "sheep" coin.

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