Phoenicia, Byblos, a group of five silver coins, ca. 480 BC, Sphinx seated left, wearing double crown, rev., stylized volute in dotted circle, all within incuse, including four coins weighing between 2.6 and 3.0 gms. (third of a Stater?) and another of the same type, smaller, 1.41 gms., probably an Obol (cf. Newell, ANSNNM 30, 8ff. and Kraay, Archaic and Classical Greek Coins, pl.61, 1051), good very fine, one with some corrosion, extremely rare (5) (lot)

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Phoenicia, Byblos, a group of five silver coins, ca. 480 BC, Sphinx seated left, wearing double crown, rev., stylized volute in dotted circle, all within incuse, including four coins weighing between 2.6 and 3.0 gms. (third of a Stater?) and another of the same type, smaller, 1.41 gms., probably an Obol (cf. Newell, ANSNNM 30, 8ff. and Kraay, Archaic and Classical Greek Coins, pl.61, 1051), good very fine, one with some corrosion, extremely rare (5) (lot)