What are these coins!?

Bravo ! Congratulations.

 

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Thanx! How did you know they were in a cigar box!? xD no descriptions, just all thrown together as he bought them over the years

 

My grandfather had a cigar box of coins collected in the late 1800s and early 1900s. I first saw them at the family home in Sebree, KY and had them long enough to store in plastic sheets in 2X2s. The collection had the first gold coin I held and denominations not in use in the 1960s. Unfortunately they went to another branch of the family tree.

 

@Justin Cohen To help you attribute your coins, here are some ancient coin search web pages (1 through 5), and other references (6) :
1. ACsearch : https://www.acsearch.info/
Free. To use the basic search feature (or perhaps to view large photos of coins. I've forgotten), you have to create an account, but it's free. To view hammer prices, you have to have a paid subscription. I just use the free search feature. I use this web site, more than any other.
2. CNG Research : https://cngcoins.com/Coins_sold.aspx
Free. I recently discovered this, after someone on CoinTalk mentioned it. It looks pretty good. Just type keywords, into the "Search" text area. CNG has a stellar reputation, with experts who know what they are doing.
3. Roma Search : https://www.romanumismatics.com/
Free. I also recently discovered this, after someone on CoinTalk mentioned it. It also looks pretty good. Roma also has a good reputation, with experts who seem to know what they are doing. However, I don't know as much about Roma, as I know about CNG.
4. Wildwinds : https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/i.html
Free. A good, free search web site. I have used this a lot.
5. CoinArchives : https://www.coinarchives.com/a/
Free. A good, free search web site. I've used this a few times.
6. Coin books : Books about coins, are very helpful for attributing ancient coins, and learning about the coins, and fun to read. However, books cost money. Some ancient coin collectors don't have any coin books at all. Other ancient coin collectors have spent a significant amount of money on coin books. You can find recommended coin books, by searching the CoinTalk threads.

 

When I was young, I was happy to own several cigar boxes including the one that held my first coins. Another ha baseball cards. This depended on knowing a cigar smoker which I did. The boxes were great for what they did after their original owner had finished with them.

 

Oh c'mon! You were never young!

 

13. sicily/siracuse?