I see two 90% silver quarters, a wheat cent (can't read the date), a small group of world coins (I can buy similar coins for $5.50/pound) and an ancient coin (no idea if it's genuine or what it is.) So...absent the ancient, about $10 worth of coins?
Top left with the woman walking- looks like a French 1/2 Franc, the two quarters are silver common dates just worth melt. You may want to post the ancient silver on the ancients forum. Common wheat. EDIT: Wow dan beat me to it . Thanks, Jacob
I don't collect ancient coins, but I'm fairly certain that the ancient coin is from Ptolemaic Egypt. Hopefully that points you in the right direction.
That one coin is a silver Greek coin minted from 350-30BC. Very nice classic coin. I see some French coins, some silver US, and some wheat cents. Big copper is UK penny. Probably from the 60s by the Queens hair look, date should be on the back. As well as some gaming and casino tokens.
I humbly advise you to focus on the silver ancient Greek coin you 're posting here. Try to weigh it, or at least measure the diameter by centimeters or millimeters. It's valuable.
Just to clarify, people are referring to this coin as "Greek," which is still somewhat true, but the most specific/correct answer is that it's from Egypt. It was just during a period in which Egypt was under Greek influence and rule. This dynasty/kingdom was known as the Ptolemaic Kingdom, which is a Greco-Egyptian kingdom. Check out the link to this coin that I found when I did a simple Google search for "Ptolemaic Egypt Coin": http://edgarlowen.com/n1/b7482.jpg Looks a lot like the one you posted, just a little bit better centered, and perhaps a different ruler.
You're right it is Ptolemaic-Egypt. I don't know why I've been calling it Greek, not like I call Judaean coins Roman. 100% agree. The most valuable coin shown is this one given that it is genuine.
Ptolemaic is Seleucid. Seleucid is Greek after Alexander the Great (circa 300 BC). The word Ptolemaic is derived from Ptolemy, a king and Greek Dynasty that governed Egypt after Alexander. Other Seleucid kings include Seleukos and Antiochus who governed Syria and Antioch (This city derives its name from that Greek king). Also we have Demetrius among others. Alexander had no sons or heirs, so his generals like Antiochus and Ptolemy ruled over his vast Empire and divided it among them. That Greek Empire was named the Seleucid Empire after king or Satrap Seleukos. Coins under the Seleucid Empire could be Greek - Syrian or Greek - Phoenician or Greek -Judean or Greek-Egyptian or Greek-Mesopotomian etc... They're all Greek. Your coin is ancient Greek struck under Ptolemy( I don't know which one) in Egypt, I suppose.
