Record ID: LVPL-B24D60
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl of medieval to post-medieval date. The object is circular in plan and bi-conical with a large central circular perforation. The perforation has an internal diameter of 11mm. One face is decorated with a moulded starburst design and four raised pellets evenly spaced. The opposite face is decorated with a worn starburst design across which are extra moulded lines creating a cross-hatched effect. Within each point of the 'star' is a single pellet. The object has a light white patina and is in fair condition. Similar examples of spindle whorls have reportedly…
Created on: Thursday 5th May 2016
Last updated: Thursday 5th May 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Middlewich', 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-79EA4E
Object type: SCULPTURE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Published
A carved stone head, often loosely referred to as a 'Celtic' head. 'Celtic' heads are found in some numbers in Britain, the great majority of which, including this one, are un-dateable. The head is carved from sandstone. The head has an elongated oval flat face with recessed lentoid eyes. The nose is long and narrow with flared nostrils. The raised full lips are lentoid and slightly downturned with a central horizontal groove in the centre. A curved groove separates the face from the head of the object where the hairline would be. The rear of the head slopes downwards before roundi…
Created on: Friday 8th April 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 26th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Bollington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-A5D92E
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy zoomorphic strap mount of post-medieval date. The object is in the form of a lion advancing left with its right paw raised up to its mouth. The lion has a linear mouth and raised nose. The details from the eyes are worn and the mane is represented by a series of ridges. The tail curls upwards along the length of the animal, touching the head of the lion, before curving back on itself. The rear of the object is slightly concave with a long integral lug which is oval in cross-section and flattened against the back. The object has a dark green patina and dates to the 16…
Created on: Tuesday 29th March 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 14th June 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Bollington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-5D5524
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-medieval copper-alloy trade weight possibly issued during the reign of Charles I (1625-1649) - George III (1760-1820). It is a dished weight, flat and circular in form with a prominent and raised outer rim on the upper face. The centre of the upper side is marked with an incuse design consisting of the letters GR beneath a crown. Below this is another an incuse design consists of the letters CC below a crown. The trade weight has a central ring-and-dot motif and file marks are visible on the rear which is undecorated. A similar trade weight has been published and da…
Created on: Thursday 18th February 2016
Last updated: Thursday 25th February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bosley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-4C32E9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver long cross penny of Edward I - Edward III. The coin has been pierced in one quarter below the legend possibly for use as a pendant; however this cannot be ascertained with certainty. The silver medieval coin has been pierced, indicating a secondary function which would normally indicate that it should be considered as potential Treasure. However, since coins of this period with similar piercings appear in hoards of currency, it suggests that such objects could re-enter circulation as coins. It therefore cannot be said with confidence whether this particular object was r…
Created on: Friday 5th February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sandbach', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-4B71FA
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy rose and orb jetton dating to the Post-Medieval period. The jetton was struck in Nuremburg by Hans Kravwinkel I or II between 1562 and 1635 and is of the rose and orb type. Obverse: [ ]; three crowns and three Fleur de lis, arranged centrifugally around a five petalled rose. Reverse: [ ]; imperial orb surmounted by a cross patty all in treasure with three main arches.
Created on: Friday 5th February 2016
Last updated: Friday 5th February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swettenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-F7A42C
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy rotary key of medieval date, probably from a casket. The key has been made from a piece of sheet metal which has been folded or rolled to form the stem. The stem is hollow and is oval in cross-section. The object is flattened at one end to form an oval bow. The top of the bow has an open join where each side of the sheet metal meet. The bow is pierced with an oval aperture at the centre which measures 4mm in width. The join runs down and along the underside of the stem towards the bit. The bit is simile and projects from only one side of the sheet metal. The stem is …
Created on: Wednesday 20th January 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 20th January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ollerton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-FFE791
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Irish sixpence of James I, (1603-1626). Reverse: TVA[]THR VNI[TA DEVS], crowned harp. Spink no. 6514. AD1603-1604.
Created on: Tuesday 15th December 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 29th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Henhull', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-FF8716
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver sixpence of Elizabeth I, (1558-1603). Reverse: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV; long cross on square shield, 1593. IM: Tun. North no. 2015.
Created on: Tuesday 15th December 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 29th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Adlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-FF64BD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver half crown of Charles I, (1625-1649). Reverse: CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO; oval crown with C R above. IM: Plume (1630-1631). Group II, North no. 2205.
Created on: Tuesday 15th December 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 29th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stapeley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-FF4467
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl or weight of medieval date. The object is circular in plan with a central circular perforation measuring 8mm in diameter. The upper face is worn and there may be the remains of pellet decoration however it is too worn to be certain. The lower face of the object has a shallow groove running around the central perforation. The object has a light whitish brown patina. Similar examples of spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the Roman through to the post-medieval period although the majority are typically dated broadly to the medie…
Created on: Tuesday 15th December 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 29th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Adlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-FF15CE
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver threepence of William and Mary (1688-1694). Obverse: GVLIELMVS ET MARIA D G; conjoined busts of William and Mary. Reverse: 1689 MAG BR FR ET HIB REX ET REGINA; crowned 3. Spink no 3441.
Created on: Tuesday 15th December 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 24th May 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Henhull', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-FEEDD7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Published
A silver denarius of Marcus Aurelius as Augustus (AD 161-80) (Reece Period 8), unclear reverse with figure standing left holding [?] and cornucopiae. Mint of Rome.
Created on: Tuesday 15th December 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 24th May 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Henhull', 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-DE1DD9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy dolphin brooch of Roman date, AD 75-175. The object is almost complete and would have been a sprung example. The bow is comma-shaped in profile, D-shaped in section, and tapers to a rounded foot. Only one wing remains due to ancient damage. The remaining wing is semi-cylindrical and short. The bow rises from the top of the wings sweeping in an arc towards the foot. There is no visible decoration on the surface of the bow. At the rear of the object the spring, pin and catchplate are missing. The brooch has a dark brown patina on the head and wing which h…
Created on: Sunday 13th December 2015
Last updated: Monday 18th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Betchton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-ED9690
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Published
A lead seal matrix dating to the Medieval period, c.13th century. It is pointed oval and flat, and now worn. The central device is a star, pattern or perhaps a flower, of eight radiating lines. Four (at the cardinal points) are simple lines but the ones in the angles are nail-like, each ending in a crossbar. Surrounding this is a worn groove. Beyond the groove is the legend, apparently well engraved but now worn and shallow and difficult to read. It certainly begins + S'. (Seal [of...]), indicating that it was a personal seal bearing a name. The rest is not legible from the photo a…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd December 2015
Last updated: Monday 14th December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gawsworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-ECEE8A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver groat of Edward III, (AD 1327-1377), of pre-treaty series F, fourth coinage. Reverse: POS[VI] DEVM ADIVTOREM MEV, CIVITAS LONDON; long cross dividing legends, three pellets in each quarter. The initial mark is a coronet, AD 1356. North no. 1174.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd December 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Somerford Booths', 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-878373
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to Post-Medieval copper alloy dagger pommel and quillion probably dating from AD 1450 - 1600. The pommel has a convex circular top divided by deep V-sectioned radiating grooves into a sexfoil. The reverse of the pommel is also convex, but has a large central aperture. There is a sub-rectangular hole for the tang in the centre of the upper face. The pommel has a thin dark green patina. It is 30mm in diameter, 15mm in height and weighs 34.7g. The remains of gilding can be seen on the top of the object. Matching examples of this sword pommel have been recorded on the PAS…
Created on: Friday 27th November 2015
Last updated: Friday 27th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Somerford Booths', grid reference and parish protected.