Fig. 1000.—Spiral ring found with three other smaller spiral rings, and two fragments; weight, nearly 3 oz.—Norway. ] [Illustration: Fig. 1001.—Silver spiral ring; weight, nearly 6 oz.—Norway. ] [Illustration: Fig. 1002.—Spiral ring, found with fourteen bracteates of gold, of four different patterns, &c. Weight, 3½ oz.—Norway. ] The earliest medium of value used as coin was the Baug (ring), which is mentioned in Rigsmál, and in the earlier laws. We find that the reckonings were by marks and aurar. One mark was 8 aurar (1 oz.); one eyrir was divided into eight ortugar, and one ortug into ten or sixty penningar; this latter is sometimes mentioned as being of gold; it was customary to weigh the medium of exchange. [Illustration: Fig. 1003.—Iron weight, real size, inlaid with bronze, weighing 4¾ oz.—Götland. ] [Illustration: Fig. 1004.—Iron weight, real size, inlaid with bronze, weighing slightly over ½ oz.—Rosenbys, Götland. ] [Illustration: Fig. 1005.—Bronze weight, size, found in the real black earth, Björkö. ] [Illustration: Fig. 1006.—One of ten weights found with balance. Real size. ] [Illustration: Fig. 1007.—Bronze scales, ⅓ real size—Vaxala, Upland. Later iron age. ] [Illustration: Fig. 1008.—The tongue of the balance. ] [Illustration: Fig. 1009. Bronze balance, with remains of bronze chain attached to it, found in a round mound, with a pincette of bronze, a bronze ornament for a drinking-horn, four or five clay urns, &c. ½ real size.—Norway. Earlier iron age. ] A man named Karl of Mœri was sent by King Olaf the saint to the Faroes to collect taxes due to him. Leif, son of Össur, took the tax (Silver) which Thránd had collected, “and poured it out on his shield” to Karl. They looked at the silver. Leif said: [Illustration: Fig. 1010.—Spiral silver ring, used probably as money, ⅔ real size, found with a little cup, 1,923 Arabian coins, &c.—Vamblingö, Götland. ] [Illustration: Fig. 1011. ] [Illustration: Fig. 1012. ] Box, with top open, 3/7 real size, in which there was a scale, ten beads, and two ornaments of silver.—Petes, Götland. [Illustration: Fig. 1013.—Hook of iron. ⅓ real size. ] [Illustration: Fig. 1014.—Weight of iron. ⅓ real size. ] With these were found two moulds of bronze, five unfinished fibulæ, ornament for a drinking cup, part of a bridle, a chain all in bronze, an iron key, the handle of which is of bronze, a blacksmith’s pince (nipper), and another weight of iron, &c.—Smiss, Götland.