Got any Riders on Horses?

1837 British farthing token

 

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850-970 AD, Post Shahi, from the region of present day Pakistan. 2nd image shows a mounted horseman with a long lance.

 

Another mounted horseman with lance, 1682-1725 Peter I Russian "wire money".

 

Bull and horseman Jital from the Shahi kings of Kabul.

 

And you wanted another horsewoman...

 

Here is one of my favorite coin images: "The king called, and everyone came. With God for King and Fatherland"

 

Lithuania 5 Litai 1925

 

George and the Dragon, 1903 Edward VII sovereign

 

I have maybe a 100 riders on horse numismatic items (give or take) among my horses collection.

You can view them in a custom set on NGC’s site here.

 

Here is a Charles I halfcrown, struck right in the middle of the English civil war. Obverse shows the king on horseback in a power pose

 

That is a stunning display of very high class coins! Thanks for sharing!