Record ID: LVPL-945FF9
Object type: FOB
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy 'fob' or 'dangler' dating from the late Iron Age to early Roman period (c 200BC-100AD). The object is comprised of a sub-triangular frame with extended, curved points. Each side has a narrow end that curves inwards and gradually thickens to the other side, the end of which overlaps the adjoining side and creates the impression that the object is made of three separate sides. The frame is D-shaped in section with a flat reverse. In the centre of the frame is a dome which connects to each of the three sides, and leaves a negative space in each inner corne…
Created on: Wednesday 27th October 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 8th December 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Marbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: FAKL-8C94F1
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval copper alloy seal matrix, circular with an off-set loop in its back. On its face is the figure of a Lion Rampant holding between its forepaw a 'garb' (sheaf) of wheat. The inscription reads *SIGILLV(M) COMMVNE VILLE DE MACCLESFELD, or common seal of the town of Macclesfield, the lion and garb being long associated with the town. Kris Didden writes: 'The Charter of Privileges (1261) by prince Edward "that the town of Macclesfield may be a free borough". (A History of Macclesfield, C. Stella Davies). On 1 September 1598 this was repeated by Queen Elisabeth. In her charter it wa…
Created on: Monday 21st September 2020
Last updated: Friday 22nd October 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-AC4D8B
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy long flanged axehead (developed flat axe) dating from the final phase of the Early to the earliest Middle Bronze Age (c. 2000 - 1700 BC). The axehead is most probably of the axe type Arreton which is dated to Early Bronze Age III, of metalworking stage V, which corresponds to Needham's (1996) Period 3 circa 2000 - 1700 CAL BC. The object has straight sides, a damaged butt end and a flared cutting edge with concave shoulders. The cutting edge is crescentic in plan and measures 60mm in width and is 4mm thick. The axe has a median bevel / proto stop ridge …
Created on: Wednesday 7th August 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 7th August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Macclesfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-EEFE6C
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure Case 2019 T699 A silver pin of Early Medieval date (c. 700-c. 900) . The object is a polyhedral headed pin and is complete. The decorated head of the pin is cuboid in form and the corners have been cut off (chamfered) to form 13 facets. There is no visible collar beneath the head. The shaft is circular in cross-section and has a slight bend in the centre. The shaft terminates in a rounded point which is still sharp. Four of the faces of the head of the pin are decorated with a lozenge shaped cell in which are four smaller lozenges. The lozenges are not uniform in si…
Created on: Wednesday 17th July 2019
Last updated: Monday 22nd June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Marbury cum Quoisley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-F1FAEA
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of 657 probable round shot all found in the same hole. The balls are of two main sizes, the larger making up the majority of the group. The smaller balls are possibly for a pistol. One ball more closely resembles a shot plug. The rough diameter for the larger balls is approximately 17mm, and many have mould lines. There is a variation across the group in the level of oxidation on the surface of the balls, but this may be due to varying soil conditions throughout the hole. The average weight for the sample taken was 33.97g, with individual weights in the sample from 26.…
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 17th April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hurleston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-942D3C
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: An incomplete lead alloy salt pan of Roman date. The object consists of two halves of a salt pan of flattened lead alloy each of which are rectangular in plan with a folded rectangular rim along two edges. The remaining two edges on each half appear to have been cut in what appears to be a deliberate way. One half of the object (fragment 1) is marked with three circles in a triangular formation next to the numerals XXX. These are likely to be a measure of capacity. The other half (fragment 2) has been stamped with a possible name reading (OCCOTHOM) written with wha…
Created on: Thursday 7th December 2017
Last updated: Thursday 7th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brereton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-C39AFB
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Published
A plated contemporary copy of a silver Roman denarius of Titus (AD 79-81) under Vespasian, dating to the period AD 72-73 (Reece period 4). NEP [RED] reverse type depicting Neptune standing left, right foot on globe, holding acrostolium and sceptre. c.f RIC II (2nd ed.), p. 83, no. 366 for the prototype.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd August 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 19th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buerton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-C66E67
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl of medieval date. The object is circular in plan and biconical with a central circular perforation. The perforation has an internal diameter of 9mm. Surrounding the central perforation are 14 raised pellets. Moulded lines run out from the perforation to a circular band resulting in the formation of seven 'cells'. Each cell contains two pellets. Within each cell the pellets are bordered on one side with a curved double ridge. The border on each face appears to be filled with moulded lettering which is difficult to decipher. If not entirely fictional and im…
Created on: Thursday 10th August 2017
Last updated: Thursday 24th August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swettenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-41DB0D
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead-alloy token dating to the Post-Medieval period. This type of token is known as 'Lyon counter', and dates c. 1575-1589. The obverse of the token depicts a lion facing left, rampant, within a circular border in the form of a belt or garter. At the top of the token above the lion, a tri-lobed crown is visible. The legend set within the circular border (now largely illegible) would have originally read; 'HONI SOI QUI MAL Y PE', the motto of the order of the garter. The reverse of the token depicts the crowned arms of France (modern) between two crowned pillars. These pillars are th…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd May 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Marbury cum Quoisley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-A56A54
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a lead alloy trumpet brooch of Roman date. The fragment is D-shaped in cross-section. Only the centre of the bow survives which is decorated with a petalled oval waste moulding (acanthus button). The moulding has four petals above and below the central horizontal ridge. Above and below the waste moulding are three horizontal moulded ridges. The upper bow extends 16mm above the centre of the moulding while the leg of the brooch also descends 16mm below the moulding. On the rear of the leg, a central ridge runs down from the horizontal moulded ridges, this is probably t…
Created on: Tuesday 28th March 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 28th March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pickmere', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-EFDCF6
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy toy, possibly a puppet, of post-medieval date. The head appears to be in the form of a bust of Mr. Punch (from the Punch and Judy puppet show) or possibly of a Jester. The object has an oval face with a prominent nose, recessed eyes, and an open mouth. The figure wears a tall pointed hat which points forwards and has a wide rim. At the rear of the head some excess fabric of the hat points down with the two points forming the style of a bifurcated jester's hat (a fool's hat). Below the neck of the object is an undulating ruff from which extend three projections. Two o…
Created on: Thursday 23rd February 2017
Last updated: Saturday 25th February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Acton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-8CC2AC
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
POOLE, CHESHIRE 5 AE radiates and 1496 nummi + pottery to AD 335. Treasure case 2016T325 Apart from five debased period of radiates of the previous century, the nummi range from AD 313-35, but as is often observed with hoards of this period, coinage prior to the reform of 318 is residual. The latest member of the imperial college present is represented by the coins of Constans, who from AD 333 was the last of Constantine the Great's sons to be recognised on the coinage. The hoard thus ends before the introduction of the 'GLORIA EXERCITVS' reverse type of two soldiers with a …
Created on: Thursday 21st April 2016
Last updated: Thursday 9th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Poole', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-DEA190
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead alloy medieval pilgrim's ampulla, dating from c. AD 1350-1530. The bowl is semi-circular in plan and the neck is sub-rectangular in cross-section flaring outwards at the top. The flask is decorated on one face with a flower. The flower has a central pellet and 11 petals of which those on the lower half are very worn. Surrounding the flower the edge of the bowl on this face is decorated with a zig-zag band within a curvilinear border. Either side of the zig-zag is decorated with diagonal grooves giving the impression of a series of decorated triangles. The opposite f…
Created on: Sunday 13th December 2015
Last updated: Friday 18th December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Baddiley', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: LVPL-EC8F2F
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper-alloy Early-Medieval/Anglo-Scandinavian openwork stirrup-strap mount of Williams Class A, Type 10D. The mount is rectangular in form, with a rounded upper surface which terminates in a wide triangular apex, decorated with three rounded bosses and containing a central circular rivet hole. The rivet hole measures 4 mm in diameter. The mount has a small projecting lobe on each side halfway down its length. In each lower corner is a circular rivet hole and the flat base contains traces of a projecting flange on its reverse. One of the lower rivet holes is infilled…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 3rd March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Somerford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-5BD134
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy Late Bronze Age leaf shaped and pegged spearhead probably from the Penard - Ewart Park phases / industries (c 1100-800BC) which fits within Needham's period 6 - 7 The object has an elongated leaf-shaped blade that is lozenge shaped in cross-section with prominent mid rib. The blade tapers to a rounded point, the tip of which is damaged. The majority of the socket is missing due to ancient patinated breaks. The blade measures 158mm in length. It is 56mm in width at the break along the socketed end tapering to 7mm in width at the tip. The blade measures 11m…
Created on: Wednesday 25th November 2015
Last updated: Monday 11th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hulme Walfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-CA078E
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy small flat axehead of Early Bronze Age date. The axehead is sub-rectangular in plan with a narrow rounded butt and parallel straight sides which expand to the cutting edge. It is of narrow butted form with slight low flanges to either side. The relatively straight sided body broadens to the blade, which is 2mm thick and remains sharp. There an indication of the beginnings of a stop ridge. The axehead measures 103mm in length, 20mm in width at the butt, 44mm in width at the cutting edge and 11mm thick. It weighs 164g. The patina across most of the axehead has …
Created on: Friday 6th November 2015
Last updated: Thursday 19th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nantwich', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-C6EC87
Object type: STAFF
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy ornamental cross-staff head mount. The spherical head has an openwork design decorated with five surviving knops. One complete sub-oval hole survives with an internal length of 5.11mm and width of 3.93mm. The broken edges are rough and crude. Projecting from the base of the object is an integrally cast hollow cylindrical expanded collar or shaft. This measures 18.62mm in height and is 19.05mm in diameter at its centre. The base of the shaft and where it joins the body of the object thickens forming a circumferential collar. The shaft contains four holes p…
Created on: Tuesday 25th August 2015
Last updated: Friday 11th September 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hulme Walfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-C60C6D
Object type: STUD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy stud of possible Iron Age date. The object has a hemispherical cup with a square-sectioned integral spike projecting from its base. There is a dimple inside the base of the cup (in line with the spike). On the outer edge of the cup at one side is an incomplete semi-circular sectioned projection. The cup may have been filled with enamel, none of which survives. Similar objects are recorded on the database, numbers DENO-410643 (Hazelwood, Derbyshire), DENO-C68707 (South Wingfield, Derbyshire), DENO-3344F6 (Derbyshire - no parish) & NARC111 (Bishop Auckland, Durham). DE…
Created on: Tuesday 25th August 2015
Last updated: Friday 28th August 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lower Withington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-E332C6
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Peover Superior, Cheshire A coin hoard of 6956 Roman radiates and one Roman sestertius with ceramic vessel, Treasure Case: 2015 T46. Description of Find Apart from a single very worn sestertius of Commodus (AD 180-92) the coins range in date from AD 251-274 and the assemblage is broadly similar in composition to the many Romano-British coin hoards buried in the aftermath of the breakaway 'Gallic Empire'. Although the coins were carefully removed in layers (BM conservation by Katarzyna Weglowska), a visual check of the bags showed no noticeable compositional differences.…
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 15th December 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Peover Superior', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-C9351E
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy object of uncertain function dating to the Roman period, (AD43-410). The object is sub-oval in plan and slightly curved in profile. One end of the object is rounded while the opposite end is sub-rectangular in cross-section. The object is decorated with a series of cells which are in-filled with enamel. In the centre of the object are two C-shaped cells facing each other, one is in-filled with green enamel and the other with red. Either side of these cells is a 'sideways Y-shaped' cell. The cell at the rounded end of the object is in-filled with red enamel while sm…
Created on: Wednesday 21st May 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 21st May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Doddington', grid reference and parish protected.