Record ID: LVPL-4E2FF4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver soldino of Leonardo Loredan, (AD1501-1521). Obverse: LE LAVS DVX SMV; Dodge as standard bearer of Venice, kneeling left, receiving banner of St. Mark from the patron saint standing right. Reverse: LAVS TIBI SOLI; Standing figure of Christ with halo, holding a cross right. Below IC/XC (IC for Jesus and XC for Christ). AD1501-1521.
Created on: Friday 8th February 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 7th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Acton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-A6DB76
Object type: PIPE TAMPER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy pipe tamper, of Post Medieval dating (Late 17th Century AD). The stem of the object is missing while the decorative terminal remains. The terminal is in the form of the bust of the monarch, wearing a crown and facing forwards. The crown is double arched. The bust has long wavy shoulder length hair. The face has prominent eyebrows, sub circular eyes, a triangular nose, a wide moustache and possibly a short beard on his chin. Clothing wise, he is wearing a doublet or jerkin with prominent shoulders, with a high sided cravat or collar around his neck. A chain o…
Created on: Tuesday 28th March 2017
Last updated: Monday 27th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pontefract', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-180D95
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Published
Large silver-gilt trumpet brooch of Mackreth's Trumpet brooch sub-type 1.2c1 with petalled knop. Head is slightly hollow with R-shaped attachment for spring. Elaborate scroll pattern on head (two large open scrolls with complex moulding inside; separated by two trumpet like mouldings; the central moulding then curls back on itself into two tight scrolls above the central petalled knop, the lower bow in triangular in section and has two curvilinear relief-moulded designs resembling stylised waves, with projecting points, and diminishing in size toward the foot. The lower bow (recent…
Created on: Wednesday 20th June 2012
Last updated: Thursday 27th October 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Knutsford area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-802CC7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver deanrius dating to the Roman period. Worn. The coin was found in association with 90 more silver denarii, 2 copper alloy sestertii, two silver finger rings and three silver gilt trumpet brooches, treasure case 2012 T406. Also found were 39 fragments of ceramic, Oakden, V (2012) LVPL-AF98E8 A ROMAN VESSEL Webpage available at: http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/509883. On the balance of probabilities, we conclude that this hoard of constitutes a prima facie case of treasure under the terms of the Treasure Act (1996), by being part of a group of precious metal c…
Created on: Thursday 17th January 2013
Last updated: Thursday 27th October 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Knutsford area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-322B3B
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure Number: 2018 T41 Catalogue: 1. Penannular ring. Circular in cross-section. Gold. Undecorated surfaces. Dimensions: 17mm by 14.5mm; Thickness of bar: 4mm; Weight: 7.5g 2. Copper alloy casting waste or miscast material. Copper alloy. Dimensions: 43mm by 20mm by 10mm; Weight: 27.3g 3. Copper alloy casting waste or miscast material. Copper alloy. Dimensions: 40mm by 31mm by 8mm; Weight: 35.6g 4. Copper alloy casting waste or miscast material. Copper alloy. Dimensions: 40mm by 41mm by 4mm; Weight: 37.3g 5. Copper alloy casting wast…
Created on: Saturday 20th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 15th March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wrenbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-ACFEEB
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure Case: 2019T674 Description: A complete gold and enamelled ‘fede’ ring dating to the post medieval period (c.AD 1650-1750). The band is decorated with three pairs of clasped hands. The hands are mostly covered in opaque white enamel. Each hand projects from an elaborate lace-like ruffed cuff. The cuffs represent three rolls ruff which are each covered in a pale green enamel.  Between the pairs of hands, the band is elaborately decorated with a woven motif, forming an interlaced figure of 8, reminiscent of some heraldic knots. The inside of the band is insc…
Created on: Friday 26th July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 1st March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Acton', 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-2AD543
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead seal dating from the Medieval to the Post-Medieval period, (1500-1700AD). The object is circular in plan and incomplete. One face of the object depicts the arms of the City of London, combining the cross of St George and the sword of St Paul. Above this the object is inscribed with LONDI. The reverse of the object is undecorated. The arms of the City of London date from the middle of the 14th century.
Created on: Tuesday 16th November 2010
Last updated: Monday 13th December 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stapeley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-590EDA
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case: 2016 T953. The penny is of Wiglaf King of Mercia dated 830-840AD and the monyerer is Redmudh. Description: Remains of 3 brooches, 1 complete and two in fragments, a brooch pin, copper alloy boss, one coin, and other associated remains. Brooch 1 (find 1) Complete openwork silver disc brooch in the form of two overlapped lozenges with concave sides, one set diagonally to the other. This gives the impression of two crosses, one upright and one saltire-wise. This creates a central octagonal field divided into four quarters each containing foliate de…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd November 2016
Last updated: Thursday 9th December 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Marbury cum Quoisley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-DBDF82
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy harness pendant dating from the Medieval period, (1100-1500). The object is cruciform with central circular openwork. The openwork has a diameter of 3.03mm. The pendant has an unusual suspension mount which has a rounded pierced terminal and forked ends. The pendant is attached to the mount by a rivet running though both ends of the mount and through the pendant. A similar pendant can be found on p. 57, fig.450 of Read, (2001).
Created on: Wednesday 13th January 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 6th July 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Knutsford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-B44185
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A hoard consisting of 101 Roman silver coins of the denomination known as a denarius (plural denarii ) and 2 copper alloy coins of the denomination known as a sestertius (plural sestertii). The earliest coin in the group is a legionary denarius of Mark Antony (issued c. 32BC-31BC) and the latest a denarius of Commodus dated to AD 190-191. The chronological spread is thus consistent with a hoard of late second century date. Also included in the hoard are 3 Roman trumpet brooches, two rosettes, two silver finger rings and ceramics. The following is a summary of the objects containe…
Created on: Wednesday 13th August 2014
Last updated: Monday 28th June 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Knutsford Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-2336C8
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy weight of Post-Medieval to Modern date. The object is circular in plan with flat edges. In the centre of the object on each face is a small circular pit. A circumferential groove decorates the upper face of the object however no traders marks or stamps are present. The object has a mid-green patina and is corroded in places. The object weighs 95.8g.
Created on: Friday 23rd January 2015
Last updated: Monday 28th June 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tabley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-7221EB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure case: 2016 T1011 A brooch with a pin on reverse in an Anglo-Saxon style, possibly of gold plate or similar. Dimensions: Length: 46mm Weigh:25mm Thickness: 3-9mm Weight: 10.82g Discussion: After discussions with the curators at the British Museum, the brooch is likely a copy of an early medieval Celtic-style penannular brooch, and could even date to the 20th century. Conclusion: Due to the find most likely dating to the 20th century, it is less than 300 years old and therefore falls outside the provisions of the Treasure Act 1996. …
Created on: Thursday 24th November 2016
Last updated: Monday 28th June 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Adlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-A46AC2
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy figurine. The figure is in the form of a man with an oval head. His right hand is holding his exaggerated and erect phallus. Very little detail can be seen overall. The date of the object is uncertain.
Created on: Tuesday 30th December 2008
Last updated: Monday 28th June 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Congleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-B69825
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze arrowhead. It is a small arrowhead which is triangular in plan. It is slightly raised down the centre of each face. There are two square protruding pieces at the base of the object. It has a dark green patina.
Created on: Monday 12th January 2009
Last updated: Monday 28th June 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hatherton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-BF68A4
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Stem of clay pipe. It is circular in section. A central hole runs the length of the stem.
Created on: Tuesday 25th November 2008
Last updated: Monday 15th February 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-A5C8A8
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy trapezoidal shoe or knee double looped buckle of post medieval date c.1660-1720. The frame is drilled for a separate spindle. The spindle and pin are missing. The object has moulded bifid sides with a moulded bifid knop around the spindle. Each end of the frame has a moulded pin rest flanked by two lobed knops. The remains of iron staining are visible on one end of the buckle frame. The rear of the object is flat and undecorated. The buckle has a dark grey-black patina and appears to have been silvered or tinned. Dimensions: 35mm in length, 25mm in width, 3mm thick…
Created on: Tuesday 28th March 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 6th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pickmere', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-8690C2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Commodus as Augustus with Marcus Aurelius (AD 177-80), dating to AD 178. Mint of Rome. RIC III, p. 266, no. 649var. Obverse: L AVREL COMMODVS AVG; laureate and draped bust right. Reverse: TR P III IMP III COS P P; Salus seated left, feeding snake at altar On RIC 649, Salus is holding a branch with a snake at her feet. The type on this coin does appear on an issue of AD 179 (RIC 663).
Created on: Wednesday 13th June 2012
Last updated: Thursday 17th December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'knutsford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-7EAFF1
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete fragment from the base of a Samian ware vessel. The object has a ring foot and is the base of a cup or dish. It is sub-circular in plan. The fragment has not been stamped. The fabric is very hard is light orange in colour and has an orange/red 'satin' gloss slip on both the inner and outer surface. Peter Webster (1996) notes that red-slip coated Samian ware, made mainly in Gaul and Germany, was imported into Britain from the mid 1st to the mid 3rd centuries.
Created on: Wednesday 24th October 2012
Last updated: Saturday 21st November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Baddiley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-1B30A1
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy rowel from a spur dating to the Post-Medieval period. The rowel is in the form of a five pointed star and has a central circular perforation for attachment to the spur. The object has a mid green patina and shows signs of corrosion.
Created on: Friday 23rd April 2010
Last updated: Friday 20th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Church Lawton', grid reference and parish protected.