Sale: CNG 66, Lot: 24. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 19 May 2004.  Sold For $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CELTIC, Britain. Cantiaci. Dubnovellaunos. Circa 25-10 BC. AR Unit (1.17 gm). Winged Beast Type. Winged beast (griffin?) right, ring above, below and in front, beaded border / Horse left, right foreleg raised. Hobbs 2499-501; Van Arsdell 171; SCBC 179. Near VF. Very rare. ($300)

Found in Kent.

Sir John Evans thought the beast on the obverse was probably a griffin. The curved beak on this specimen suggests that he was right.