Need help ID'ing coins

[Skull and Crossbones]

Can anyone help ID this coin? A friend of mine gave me 10 of these coins that he found while serving in Afghanistan. Each coin is has a different head figure and depiction on the back. I can find some similar coins while searching the internet but not these particular coins. Any info will be helpfull.

Skull

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[usandthem]

I can't ID but they look to be ancient. Good luck.

[Mackaydon]

My guess: BAKTRIA (Bactria), Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Demetrios I or II Antiketos. Circa 200-180 BC.
Hercules standing.
The 'doohickie' jutting up from the cap visor is a big clue. That 'doohickie' represents an elephant's trunk. His cap is the elephant's skull. The visor is the elephant's tusk.
Similar to, but not identical to: http://coincircuit.com/Closed_Coin_A...n&item=7845436
Bactria was a part of the eastern periphery of the Iranian world, now part of Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
Don....

[Mackaydon]

Here it is: http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotvie...c316fce8d72885

[Skull and Crossbones]

Thanks for the info. I have some different coins that came with it with more of a native looking head on it. I may take some pics and post and see if you can help with those as well. Thanks again.

Skull

[Mackaydon]

Skull:
I enjoy the challenge; post 'em and, if you wish, let me know when you do.
Don...

[Old Bookaroo]

S&C:

I've seen similar coins for sale on eBay. There was a foreign seller offering very similar items.

Good luck to all,

~The Old Bookaroo

[Skull and Crossbones]

Here's the front and back of two more of the coins. One has two heads and one has more of a native head on the front. Can't tell what the backs are. Thanks again.

[Mackaydon]

The 'two horse coin': Greek: Batrain: Eucratides I. Reverse, Dioskuri on horseback

http://viacs.hul.harvard.edu/via/del...alChunkCount=0

Don....

[Skull and Crossbones]

Don, Thanks again. Now, are they worth anything? Probably not in the condition that they are in. Sounds like they are pretty common in Afghanistan. My friend picked them up in a local market.

[Mackaydon]

You may wish to look at Ebay's 'Closed Sales' for an idea of similar items that actually sold.

[lazooro]

those coins should be silver...i don't believe they are ancient...

[Mackaydon]

Though my references above noted silver coins, there is also reference to similar coins that are in copper, brass or bronze (AE) as noted below figure 365 here: http://www.snible.org/coins/hn/bactria.html