Record ID: LVPL-B073D1
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure Case: 2019 T701 Two sets of fragments of a pair of joined Elizabethan shillings. The coins are joined so that the reverse is facing outwards, but this is without a date, possibly indicating the first issue. Reverse 1: POSVI [DEV ADIV]TOREM MEV; long cross over square shield. Reverse 2: obscured due to copper alloy corrosion adhering to the surface. The copper alloy may be a degraded base metal coin however it is not possible to be certain. Dimensions: large fragment - 21mm in length, 20mm in width, 2.5mm thick, 2.2g. Small fragment - 18mm in lenght, 1…
Created on: Friday 26th July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd November 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Congleton', 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-A4F6F1
Object type: CHAIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bury
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy surveyor's chain link, or Gunters link, used to indicate an interval on a land surveyor's measuring chain. It is flat with three pointed projections or teeth. At the top of the plate is an incomplete circular attachment loop. The object has a dark grey-green patina. Surveying chains were used to measure parcels of land; this object may be linked to enclosure. Suggested date 1750 - 1850. A more complete example which can be found on the PAS database is DENO-696B32 .
Created on: Wednesday 19th June 2019
Last updated: Thursday 29th August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fishpool', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-F01521
Object type: NUT CRACKERS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete pair of copper alloy nut crackers, of Late Post Medieval to Early Modern dating (17th to 18th Centuries AD). The nutcrackers consist of two complete arms, joined at a single point hinge. Both arm taper gently from the hinge down towards an acorn shaped molded terminal (on one arm); a flat disc terminal on the other. The outer face is decorated by three sets of horizontal ribs, and its cross section is semi circular. Below this the arm is plain until the acorn molding. The inner face has multiple horizontal ridges.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd April 2019
Last updated: Friday 30th August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hatherton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-711EDC
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy fragmentary handle part from a knop-spoon or similar, as in example WMID-983243 . The object has a slightly pointed knop (oval in cross-section) at the head with a narrow neck, (5.5mm in diameter) a raised border, a groove and another, thicker, raised border, followed by a groove. The bottom then slopes outwards to form a flat round foot. (14mm in diameter) The knop at the head of the object also appears to be decorated with four small, vertical lines; two at each of the flatter ends. The object has a brown-black patina with some small green patches.
Created on: Wednesday 17th April 2019
Last updated: Thursday 29th August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kellington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-C5D49A
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete polished stone axehead of Neolithic date (3450-2350 BC). The object is a greenstone axe head, Langdale type VI. The object is sub-rectangular in plan and a pointed oval in cross-section. The butt end of the object terminates with a worn break. The cutting edge is very worn on one side, possibly due to damage which occurred during antiquity which has since been worn down. Dimensions:- 79.2mm in length, 51.9mm, in width, 25.4mm thick. The axehead measures 24mm in length from the start of taper to blade. Towards the butt end it measures 52mm from widest point to break po…
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2019
Last updated: Thursday 12th December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Londesborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-7259FE
Object type: BRIDLE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy horse bridle bit of post-medieval date, (1700-1800) probably close to the later end of the dating than the earlier. The object is circular in plan and conical, rising in three softly defined rings to a circular boss. The rear of the object, which is concave, has the remains of two lugs, presumably for attachment. The object is reddish-brown in colour. A similar example can be found on the PAS database under NLM-C94F75.
Created on: Friday 5th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swettenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-995B85
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy buckle frame of post-medieval date. The object forms a thin strap and is decorated with openwork formed by one horizontal oval hole flanked by two circular holes, with a further circular hole on one side. On this side, the object has an arm which extends and then curves, terminating in two points, which could be half of a broken circle. The frame has been pierced for a separate spindle. The object is decorated around the holes with impressed dots, and along the arm with a line echoing its curve, and with small semi-circles along one edge. The buckle…
Created on: Wednesday 31st October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th January 2019
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Record ID: LVPL-7181F5
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead token of post-medieval date. The object is flat and thin and is decorated on each face. One face appears to have three radiating lines in relief, starting from a fourth line, also in relief, which is travelling in the opposite direction. The second face is worn however smaller radiating lines form a star shape which remains visible. The object is rounded on one edge, and relatively straight on another, but its two other edges are ragged and rough where they have been damaged possibly due to the plough. Similar examples which can be found on the database includ…
Created on: Wednesday 17th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tabley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-0FBC7D
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy Early-Medieval/Anglo-Scandinavian strap end of Thomas' Class E Type 3. The plate is tongue shaped in form. The upper surface appers to be decorated with small (1mm) circular markings consisting of an indentation surrounded by a raised circle, in turn then enclosed within a circular depression. The front face of the plate has a vertical median rib. The object is covered over most of its surface with a green patina, with areas of deeper corrosion and dried soil shown as gradations of brown. At the opposite end is a hollow slot for the attachment to the end of t…
Created on: Wednesday 13th June 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd September 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sturton-Le-Steeple', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-6F5AAA
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy harness or strap fitting of post-medieval date. The object is constructed from two perpendicular ovals connected by a short collar. One oval is significantly larger than the other with an internal length of 35mm, the smaller one has an internal length of 21mm. The object was probably used as part of a horse's belt/strap fastenings. Similar examples recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme's database are YORYM-ADCC98 and LVPL-323A23
Created on: Monday 30th April 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Biddulph', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-A41993
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified copper-alloy object, possibly in the shape of a scallop shell. The upper convex surface is incised with numerous small circles, some of which have retained what appears to be gilding. Radiating ribs, originating at what would be the hinge of the scallop shell, can be seen. At the read, projecting from the hinge, are two small tine-like pieces, the left one (if the hinge is pointed up) is twice as long as the right. The underside is free of markings, being relatively smooth. The scallop as a religious symbol is associated with St James and the camino de Compostela…
Created on: Tuesday 27th March 2018
Last updated: Monday 9th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whitchurch', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-3DC47D
Object type: PLUMB BOB
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval cast lead alloy plumb bob. It is sub rectangular in plan and sub-hexagonal in cross section, with a suspension loop which has become misshapen. It has longitudinal recessed areas within the six facets and an off-white patina. It weighs 62.3g, is 52 mm long, (45mm without suspension loop), It is 18mm wide and around 12mm thick.
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 25th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Walton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-3C40F0
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Conwy
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete buckle frame dating to the post-medieval period. The object is in the form of two curved strips, connected by three 6-pointed flowers or stars. The object has a flat base which curves with the strips, and one side has an extension which sticks out of the object at the 'top'. The object also appears to have finely detailed dotted horizontal rows on the two strips. The object has a black to light brown patina.
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Last updated: Monday 28th June 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Conwy', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-3A382C
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy probable harness mount of post medieval date. The object is formed of an incomplete circle with a raised half-sphere in the centre, similar to a shield boss. The reverse of the object is flatter, though the sides appear to have been thicker than the centre. The object appears to be pierced, probably to hold a rivet and is damaged around the rivet hole. The object is corroded and has a brown patina with some green. Examples of similar mounts include LVPL-2A1474.
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Last updated: Thursday 2nd May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tabley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-FD8A92
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl of medieval to post medieval date. The object is circular in plan and slightly conical. In the centre of the object the perforation has an internal diameter of 9mm. Each face is decorated with vertical and horizontal, cross-hatching lines, although the decoration is faded and unclear. One face of the object is decorated with lettering, which is too worn to be read accuratly. If not entirely fictional and imitative, it is possible that the letters may relate to an individual's name, or perhaps are a religious inscription. The object has a light grey patina…
Created on: Wednesday 7th March 2018
Last updated: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Davenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-FD7107
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl of medieval to post medieval date. The object is circular in plan and slightly conical on one face. In the centre of the object the perforation has an internal diameter of 6mm. Each face appears to be undecorated. The object has a white to pale brown patina.
Created on: Wednesday 7th March 2018
Last updated: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Davenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-793914
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Medieval purse bar in two parts, having broken in the middle. The break occurs through the aperture of the central block, which would have held the suspension loop which is missing. The two sections of bar that extend from this are circular in cross section and both have a flat, sub rectangular attachment plate with two piercings, at the bottom half of the bar. The bar is decorated with an inlaid lattice pattern in silver above the plates, although some of the inlay is missing. On one bar section, there is then a small space where the diameter is red…
Created on: Thursday 11th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nannerch', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-A8AFCF
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper single looped buckle. The object is D-shaped in plan. Either side of the strap bar is a lobed knop between which is a copper alloy sheet roller. The pin is missing and the strap bar is narrowed and offset. The buckle has a mid-green patina and can be dated to AD 1250-1400. A similar example which can be found on the PAS database is LVPL-9E128E. A similar example can be found in Whitehead (2003), p9.
Created on: Friday 8th December 2017
Last updated: Monday 13th August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashby de la Launde', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-A89754
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-medieval copper double looped buckle. The frame is of a rectangular shape with decorated corners. The left two corners are decorated with a fleur-de-lis pointing outward. What can be seen on the buckle is moulded foliate decoration. The pin is missing from the buckle, but where it should sit is the integral strap bar, that divides it symmetrically. One end of the buckle is incomplete and the buckle has been bent, possibly due to damage from the plough. Similar examples which can be found on the PAS database include DEV-441813 and SOM-45CBC0. Similar examples can…
Created on: Friday 8th December 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scopwick', grid reference and parish protected.