HistoricalCoins New Search Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 606. Closing Date: Jun 08, 2005. PHOENICIA, Byblos. Circa 450-410 BC. AR Quarter Shekel (3.01 gm). BID Estimate $750 PHOENICIA, Byblos. Circa 450-410 BC. AR Quarter Shekel (3.01 gm). Sphinx seated left, wearing double crown of Egypt / Lightning bolt of Baal Hadad (or double lotus) in dotted circle within incuse square. Betlyon 2; cf. SNG Copenhagen Supp. 1207 corr. (eighth shekel). VF, toned, light roughness. Very rare. ($750) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 45 (18 March 1998), lot 573. Copyright © CNG 2002 Developed by DataArt 2002 High bid of $530, $609.5 including 15% buyers fee, or approximately €429.3, £291.5, C$662.5, A$689, on June 8, 2005. Used by permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com