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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;4to2centBC, post: 2426703, member: 76181&quot;]So now that I own this fancy curling stone, and I am home from my trip, I thought I would add some extra background.</p><p><br /></p><p>For those who are interested, this is an image of a coin that is of the same type as that embedded in the lead weight. The lead weight has the wolf-head showing. Once I get the weight I will get better photos. The sides of the weight (somewhat visible in the auction photo) have piqued my interest as they seem to have an odd pattern. I need to see if that is an optical illusion or not.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway. the sceat</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/big/75001420.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Photo &amp; attrib&nbsp; CNG&nbsp; <b>ANGLO-SAXON, Secondary Sceattas. </b>Circa 720-740. AR Sceat (1.13 g, 6h). Series K, type 32a. Mint in east Kent. Diademed and draped bust right, wreath knot behind head, holding cross / Wolf-headed, coiled serpent right. Beowulf 61 (this coin); Abramson K400; Metcalf 307; North 89; SCBC 796</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=104328" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=104328" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=104328</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Coiled, serpent-like creatures were a common protective motif in pre-Christian artwork. This symbol was assimilated into Christianity as a representation of Christ’s Resurrection (Gannon, pp. 137-8)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]503709[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The coin, as mentioned in the <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=310646" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=310646" rel="nofollow">CNG auction description</a> would have long been out of circulation when this type of weight was created and used. Therefore it probably would not have been used to measure against against this specific type of coin, but would have been used to measure against bullion or some contemporary coin at some established count.</p><p><br /></p><p>Having said that, there is a good 100 years between when this coin was minted and when it was incorporated into the lead. It seemed to have been kept in very good condition over those hundred years because the visible side shows little wear. Either that or it was discovered contemporary to the creation of the weight.</p><p><br /></p><p>Because the coin is recessed into the surface, the reverse side (wolf) was fairly well protected from wear after the weights creation.&nbsp; The fact that this is a weight and not a circulating coin also saved it from surface wear once created.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is quite possible that if this was punched into warm lead, the obv (which is hidden) might still be in real nice condition........................</p><p><br /></p><p>But we will never know. </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, that is all I have for now.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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