Record ID: LVPL-D918C5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Claudius (41-54) Rome, AD 46-52 Obv. TI CLAVD CAESAR P M T[R P ...]; laur. head r. Rev. S P Q R / P P / OB C S in wreath RIC I, p. 123, c.f. no. 41 ff Reece Period 2
Created on: Friday 15th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 30th July 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Huntington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-02C065
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
A silver Roman radiate of Herennia Etruscilla (AD 249-251), dating to the period c.AD 249-251 (Reece period 12). PVDICITIA AVG reverse type depicting Pudicitia seated left holding veil and transverse sceptre. Mint of Rome. RIC IV.3, no. 59b; Cunetio, p. 93, no. 328. Obverse: HER ETRVSCILLA AVG; diademed and draped bust of Herennia Etruscilla right, the hair carried up back of head in a plait. Reverse: PVDICITIA AVG; Pudicitia seated left, drawing veil from face and holding transverse sceptre.
Created on: Tuesday 4th May 2010
Last updated: Thursday 4th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Acton Bridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-A508E6
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
An inscribed ring, silver gilt (?). Plain on one side, the other inscribed in relief ONCE MYNE AND EVER THYN with three crosses. The plain surface is very slightly curved, suggesting that the surface with the inscription is inside. The ring has been straightened and appears to have been repaired (repair located between TH and YN of the inscription 'THYN'). This ring does not correspond to any of the posy rings in the British Museum collections, which have exteriors that are either plain or decorated with inscriptions on the inside. This is therefore a puzzling example which ma…
Created on: Monday 21st November 2011
Last updated: Thursday 27th October 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wincham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-A6B6A7
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
A small medieval piece of sheet metal, rectangular in shape, terminating at one end in a point. The centre of the pointed end has an aperture punched through it. Around the edges there is a border of tooled decoration of roughly zigzag formation. The reverse is undecorated. The object is silver and dates from the fifteenth century. Dimensions: length 16 mm, width 8 mm. Consequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Created on: Monday 21st November 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 18th June 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tarporley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-D29CE6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
A silver Roman radiate of Trajan Decius (AD 249-251), dating to the period c.AD 249-251 (Reece period 12). PANNONIAE reverse type depicting The two Pannoniae veiled standing facing, heads turned left and right away from one another, both holding a standard, the one on the right raises her right hand. Mint of Rome. As RIC IV.3, p. 122, no. 21b
Created on: Monday 23rd July 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 5th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-A81936
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
Silver half groat probably of Edward III, (AD1327-1377). Obverse: ED[ ]DVSoREXoANGLIoIoFRANCI i.m Cross 3; annulet stops;crowned bust facing, fleur-de-lis on and around bust. Reverse: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV / CIVITAS LONDON; long cross dividing legends, three pellets in each quarter. Fourth coinage, pre-Treaty period, (AD1351-1361) probably Series G (1356-61), N 1202.
Created on: Friday 26th October 2012
Last updated: Friday 9th November 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lea by Backford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-1DCD95
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
A silver cut half penny of Cnut, (AD1016-1035). Obverse: CNU[T R]EX; diadem bust left, in front sceptre with lis head. Reverse: SEOL [ ] PINC[ ] (possibly- this remains uncertain); voided short cross with a circle enclosing a pellet in the center. North no. 790. AD1029-1035/6.
Created on: Friday 7th December 2012
Last updated: Thursday 1st January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Huxley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-1EC484
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
A silver composite button dating to the Post-Medieval period. The object is hemispherical with a domed top which has been soldered onto a convex back-plate where there are two blow-holes. Inserted into the centre of the back plate and secured by solder is a silver strip, bent to form an attachment loop. The strip is D-shaped in cross-section. Above the attachment loop the object has been stamped with the maker's mark PP within a rectangular border. This form of button is quite common, cf. Norfolk examples from Beeston with Bittering (HER 44099, NMS-004E98) and Barton Bendish (HER 1…
Created on: Tuesday 13th May 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 17th March 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tarvin', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-DC9A63
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
A silver denarius of Trajan, (AD 98-117), dating to AD 101-2 (Reece Period 5), P M TR P COS IIII P P, Victory advancing right. Mint of Rome. RIC II, p. 248, no. 61.
Created on: Thursday 22nd May 2014
Last updated: Thursday 22nd May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tarvin', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-859AC5
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
A silver Read Class B, Type 2 dress hook dating to the early Post-Medieval period. The object is cast in two pieces with a silver circular sheet and a separate hooked-section. The circular sheet is surrounded by twisted wire filigree. The object is decorated with a central cross, in the centre of which is the base of a circular rivet which attaches the hook. Within each angle of the cross is an oval silver wire cell, each of which are in filled with a white enamel or stone. The cross, also of silver wire is also likely to have been infilled with enamel or stone which is now missing, a…
Created on: Friday 30th May 2014
Last updated: Friday 27th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tiverton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-AC1567
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete and damaged medieval silver artefact, possibly a brooch, with traces of gilding. The object is square in cross-section, with two of the rims decorated with an incised zigzag pattern. It is broken at both ends, with one terminating in a plain tip. In terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996. Dimensions: length 46.6 mm, width of cross-section 4.6 mm at the largest point. Treasure case: 2014 T436. A similar example which can be found on the database is Hinds, …
Created on: Wednesday 25th June 2014
Last updated: Monday 3rd October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Huxley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-B38AFC
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
A silver coin hoard consisting of 36 Roman siliquae and one copper alloy nummus. Treasure case no. 2014 T539. Date of find: 26/07/2014, with one further siliquae found on 10/09/2014 during archaeological investigation of the site marked § after weight. Further addenda of 13 siliquae and one nummus marked with * after weight. Summary: - Trier Lyon Arles Aquileia Ticinum Rome Uncertain Total Nummus 318-24 - - - - 1 - - 1 Siliquae 355-64 - 4 5 - - - - …
Created on: Wednesday 13th August 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dutton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-40CEDC
Object type: CUTLERY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cutlery handle of post-medieval to modern date. The fragment is sub-triangular in plan and oval in cross-section. The object has an iron core and an outer coating which is possibly silver measuring 1.5mm thick. At the incomplete end is a projection of the dark grey silver coating. Iron corrosion has leached through the surface at the terminal end of the handle obscuring the decoration and causing pitting in the outer surface of the object. The upper face is decorated with a worn foliate design below which are three transverse grooves. Beneath the grooves the decoration f…
Created on: Thursday 25th September 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whitley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-205BA8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
A silver denarius of Marcus Aurelius (AD 161-180), dating to AD 179 (Reece Period 8), TR P XXXIII IMP X COS III P P, Salus seated left. Mint of Rome. RIC III, p. 244, no. 403.
Created on: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bickley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-B16A24
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete silver-gilt dress-hook . The object is lozenge shaped in plan. It consists of a cast back-plate with a large trefoil knop on each apex and a smaller version in the centre of each side. The trefoil knop from the centre of one side is missing due to a recent break. Either side of each central trefoil knop is a single rounded knop; some of these have a faceted outer face while some have been worn down. In the centre of the plate is a circular perforation with an internal diameter of 3.03mm. Surrounding the perforation the outer face of the back plate is uneven with shallow g…
Created on: Tuesday 18th November 2014
Last updated: Friday 16th December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bostock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-1C1217
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
A silver denarius of Antoninus Pius minted under Marcus Aurelius (AD 161-80), Reece Period 8. Reverse: DIVO PIO; colum of Antoninus Pius surmounted by statue of the emperor standing left, trellis work fencing surrounding the base. RIC III, p. 247, no. 439. Rome, c. AD 162.
Created on: Friday 5th December 2014
Last updated: Friday 5th December 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-A40A40
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
Silver pendant, ovoid, with a circular attachment loop at the top. The reverse has five circular perforations arranged in the form of a cross. The pendant is set with an orange carnelian intaglio; it depicts a fallen soldier wearing a gladiatorial helmet, facing to the right; he holds a shield towards a large feline, probably a panther, which is rearing up at him. Comment: For a parallel, cf P.Zazoff (ed), Antike Gemmen in Deutschen Sammlungen.IV Hannover, Kestner-Museum (Wiesbaden 1975), p.203 and Taf.136 no.1015 (Martin Henig, pers. comm.) Date: the gem probably dates to the f…
Created on: Friday 23rd October 2015
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Farndon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-B486FC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
A silver denarius of Faustina I; posthumous issue, dating to the period AD 141 - 161 (Reece period 7). Reverse: AVGVSTA; Ceres standing left, holding torch and sceptre. Mint of Rome. RIC III, p. 70, no. 356.
Created on: Thursday 5th November 2015
Last updated: Thursday 5th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lea-by-Backford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-3EB784
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Caracalla, dating to AD 215 (Reece Period 10). Reverse: P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P, Apollo standing left, holding branch and lyre on altar. Mint of Rome. RIC IV, pt 1, p. 248, no. 254. The diameter is 12mm, and the weight is 2.3g.
Created on: Friday 18th December 2015
Last updated: Sunday 10th January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Delamere', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-C15BC5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
An early-medieval silver penny of Eadberth Praen of Kent (769-798), Naismith C9A, moneyer: Æthelnoth, mint: Canterbury. Ref: Naismith 2011 v2: 41. Obverse: AMD//BEARHE//REX divided by beaded lines. Reverse: E[ ]/[ ]l/NOD; voided tribrach surrounded by a beaded border., mint Moneyer: Æthelnoth
Created on: Tuesday 23rd August 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 21st April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tiverton', grid reference and parish protected.