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.











