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<p>[QUOTE="4to2centBC, post: 2692804, member: 76181"]The article about finding Byzantine solidi in 7th century Chinese tombs (above the article you reference) looks interesting also. Sounds like a coin collector to me. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The article you reference mentions the conversion rate (into adornment) of certain coins (5% general vs 30% for Byzantine coins.) Pretty interesting for a variety of reasons. Not the least of which is the "why" </p><p><br /></p><p>The coin in my weight precedes the creation of the weight by at least a century (probably longer) It was probably chosen because of the imagery. Although the coin had seen some circulation over that 100-150 yrs, it looks like it was rather well preserved. Most coins used in viking weights were pennies contemporary to the creation of the weight, not well preserved, 150 year old coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>I imagine it was the imagery (it's an uncommon type of sceat with that iconic whorl 'dragon') that kept it from the melting pot. I like to think it was an heirloom coin, kept for it's symbolism of a foreign land, and eventually turned into a viking traders symbol of "street cred". The creator of the weight had many coins to choose from, yet chose this type of sceat. The creator also had two sides to choose from and chose to place the spiral wolf headed serpent face up and the side with christian symbolism, face down....forever. </p><p><br /></p><p>As I said, these articles are interesting and help me get closer to answering the "why"</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a picture of a reference coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Sceat_K32a_75001420.jpg/337px-Sceat_K32a_75001420.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Good info. Thx[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="4to2centBC, post: 2692804, member: 76181"]The article about finding Byzantine solidi in 7th century Chinese tombs (above the article you reference) looks interesting also. Sounds like a coin collector to me. :-) The article you reference mentions the conversion rate (into adornment) of certain coins (5% general vs 30% for Byzantine coins.) Pretty interesting for a variety of reasons. Not the least of which is the "why" The coin in my weight precedes the creation of the weight by at least a century (probably longer) It was probably chosen because of the imagery. Although the coin had seen some circulation over that 100-150 yrs, it looks like it was rather well preserved. Most coins used in viking weights were pennies contemporary to the creation of the weight, not well preserved, 150 year old coins. I imagine it was the imagery (it's an uncommon type of sceat with that iconic whorl 'dragon') that kept it from the melting pot. I like to think it was an heirloom coin, kept for it's symbolism of a foreign land, and eventually turned into a viking traders symbol of "street cred". The creator of the weight had many coins to choose from, yet chose this type of sceat. The creator also had two sides to choose from and chose to place the spiral wolf headed serpent face up and the side with christian symbolism, face down....forever. As I said, these articles are interesting and help me get closer to answering the "why" Here is a picture of a reference coin. [IMG]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Sceat_K32a_75001420.jpg/337px-Sceat_K32a_75001420.jpg[/IMG] Good info. Thx[/QUOTE]
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