Record ID: LVPL-5EAC05
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description Silver strap-end with incised zoomorphic designs, set against a niello background. The sides of the strap-end are of slightly convex form, and the border is notched to form a coarsely beaded band. The split attachment end has two circular rivet holes (one retaining its rivet), below which is a centrally placed, incised, trilobate palmette motif. There is a main centrally placed panel of two intertwined sinuous creatures with forelegs, heads in profile with single ears and dots for eyes, whose bodies have devolved into ribbon-like interlace. Each beast bites the body of th…
Created on: Monday 11th June 2012
Last updated: Thursday 21st May 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mold', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-ECE690
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silver rowel spur comprising of two incomplete arms and neck. The neck, which bifurcates to take the missing rowel is broken on one half, due to what appears to be a modern break. Iron corrosion is visible on the unbroken half of the neck where an iron rivet remains in-situ. This would have attached the rowel to the neck. Each arm is broken at a similar length due to a recent break. The arms are D-shaped in cross-section and undecorated. The object has been silvered and has an adhering patch of copper alloy corrosion in one place. Dimensions: 51mm in length, 56mm i…
Created on: Thursday 23rd February 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 8th March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chorlton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-E6AA83
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
The inscribed frame of a medieval silver seal matrix, of circular form. The back of the seal is now missing, as is the centre, which would once have held a gem or intaglio, possibly Roman. The matrix is slightly bent. The seal is inscribed in Lombardic letters: +BEREN GAIUS: The seal was a personal seal, the name being an abbreviated form of the name Berengar, or Berengarius. The seal matrix dates from the 13th - early 14th century. Dimensions: diameter of exterior of ring 23 mm, diameter of interior of ring 13 mm. In terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious m…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd January 2013
Last updated: Friday 30th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Oundle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-B42673
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure case: 2015 T571 An incomplete silver seal matrix of Post-Medieval date. The seal face is hexagonal and carries a design of crown above a heart pierced by two arrows in a saltire. Either side of the heart (when viewed facing the object) are the letters HI (IH when impressed). Surrounding the design is a pellet border. Rising up from the face of the seal matrix is a hexagonal faceted handle with six facets. The handle is incomplete with an irregular break which does not appear to be ancient. Below the break is a triple ribbed collar. One edge of the face of the seal matrix (…
Created on: Wednesday 12th August 2015
Last updated: Thursday 22nd June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Farndon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-505BF7
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver seal matrix of Post Medieval date. Treasure case: 2015 T732. The face of the matrix is oval, with an incised border running along the outside consisting of two shallow grooves, the outer most of which is double the width of the inner. Inside the border is an incised depiction of the head and torso of a donkey above a crown. A star is carved into the donkey's chest. Behind the face, a six-sided pedestal rises upwards and tapers inwards to the point where it joins the handle. The handle consists of three circular lobes ('trefoil'), two of which are arranged parallel to th…
Created on: Wednesday 7th October 2015
Last updated: Thursday 22nd June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sweetenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-00F0F7
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver seal matrix dating from the 17th or early 18th century. The matrix face is oval and the conical handle has six facets. The terminal of the handle is an openwork tri-lobed suspension loop, the top loop of which is incomplete. There is a thick hexagonal double collar between the loop and the shaft. The matrix face has a beaded border and the central design is of a crown over a heart pierced by two crossed arrows. There is a very small rounded symbol in each angle of the arrows, except the angle filled by the crown. These are probably intended to be drops of blood, mak…
Created on: Tuesday 13th December 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 16th March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stoke upon Tern', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-FA7489
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure case: 2016 T22. Description: Post-Medieval silver seal matrix. The terminal ends with a circular loop and the matrix is worn and not extremely legible. Dimensions: Length: 23mm Base Width: 13mm Weight: 4.2 g Discussion: Post-Medieval silver seal matrixes are a common find and several examples have been registered on the PAS database: WMID-D41666, HAMP-C75672, HAMP-C75672 Conclusion: 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. Author: …
Created on: Friday 8th January 2016
Last updated: Thursday 7th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barrow', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-894FD8
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure Case: 2017 T65 A fragment of a silver handle of post-medieval date, possibly from a seal matrix. The handle has is in the form of an openwork trefoil with a projecting rounded knop at the top. Oval lobes decorate the object above and below the lower openwork ovals, one on each side. Below the trefoil the object thickens and narrows forming the top of the neck of the handle which is hexagonal in cross-section. The object terminates with a recent break. There are no maker's marks or stamps present. Dimensions: 22mm in length, 12.5mm in width, 2mm thick, 2.8g. Examples …
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 29th March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kellington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-577BE5
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Pedestal/pendant silver seal matrix. The die is oval in shape and it tapers inwards to a narrowly conical handle with a circular loop at the top. Dimensions: Length: 17mm Width: 14mm-16mm Height: 16mm Weight: 4.41g Discussion: Similar seal matrixes can be found on the PAS database LANCUM-8C4924 and HESH-71EC10.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd November 2016
Last updated: Monday 29th January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eccleshall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-3A17B4
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case: 2014 T843 A silver sheet metal scabbard chape of 16th or 17th century date. The chape is formed from sheet metal rolled into a flattened conical shape. The upper edge of the chape is undulating and the lower would have been rounded when complete. The mouth of the object has been decorated with a separately cast collar consisting of two raised circumferential ridges between which is a strip of silver decorated with a series of raised pellets. The collar is missing in places. The decorative 'frill' takes the form of a series of V-shaped segments, side by side, the void…
Created on: Friday 31st October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 17th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Biddulph', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-E58285
Object type: RING
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A silver twisted wire ring. Dimensions: Length: 18 mm Width: 17 mm Thickness: 3 mm Weight: 0.8 g Discussion: The option of this being an Early Medieval find was discarded on the basis of construction as it is made from a strip rather than a rod and also due to the format of the terminals. Also on the basis of construction (made of a strip of twisted silver with a twisted wire) the option of it being of Medieval date was put aside. On further inspection the item was found to probably be an element from a more elaborate piece of jewellery dating to…
Created on: Thursday 7th January 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvanley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-C1FC93
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A small medieval pendant, circular in form, engraved with the letters IHC. Known as the sacred monogram, these letters signify the name of Jesus and were commonly used in the Middle Ages. The background to the letters was probably enamelled originally. The pendant is hollow and has some depth. The edge between the obverse and reverse is decorated with small circular punches. The suspension loop remains intact and is decorated in a similar way. The pin is silver and dates from the fifteenth or early sixteenth century.
Created on: Tuesday 24th November 2009
Last updated: Friday 2nd March 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-9D1998
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Published
It is a silver sixpence of King William III, dated 1697, which has been converted into a pendant by the addition of a suspension loop. The coin will be of the silver currency standard, i.e. sterling (92.5% fine metal). Its weight is 2.9g, with the loop. The suspension loop has been placed so that the king's portrait is upright, so this was presumably meant to be the side on view. It appears, therefore, that some sort of commemoration of William III was intended. The coin is somewhat worn, however, and it looks as though it had seen a degree of circulation before its conversion into …
Created on: Monday 5th October 2009
Last updated: Friday 26th August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dodcott cum Wilkesley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-C5717B
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure case: 2015 T594. An incomplete silver pendant cross. The pendant is cruciform with a flat roundel at its centre from which three circular sectioned arms terminating in globular knops project. The fourth arm from the top of the pendant is missing and would have had a suspension loop at the top. One arm has been bent backwards slightly. The central roundel is decorated on each face with silver inlay. On one face it is in the form of an anchor with a transverse bar through the centre. On the opposite face is a Lombardic letter 'A' with a pointed oval 'pellet' between the f…
Created on: Tuesday 25th August 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 27th January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wymondham', grid reference and parish protected.

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-0A6D34
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure Number: 2016 T344 Period: Undiagnostic Description: An undiagnostic silver cross pendant. A plain cruciform pendant with a transverse attachment loop. The arms are of equal length and have a rounded rectangular cross-section. The arm with the attachment loop is bent slightly to one side at the join. Dimensions: Length: 22 mm Width: 15 mm Thickness: 5 mm Weight: 2.2 g Discussion: There are several examples of plain cross pendants on the PAS database. Many have been identified as Medieval (such as PUBLIC-10E0ED, NCL-26E3D1 and NMS-3E1091), but others have been…
Created on: Wednesday 27th April 2016
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whitley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-6F22E6
Object type: MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silver tone-hole key from a woodwind instrument, possibly from an early clarinet or oboe. The object is asymmetrical in plan and terminates with a recent break. At the rear of the object is an integral rivet and an incomplete strip of copper alloy. Copper alloy corrosion remains below the rivet. A more complete example which can be found on the database is Williams, D (2008) SUR-6A5811: A POST MEDIEVAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT Web page available at: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/240169. This particular design of keywork was current from the early part of…
Created on: Wednesday 4th March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 4th March 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wood Enderby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-9CF445
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval mount in the form of a miniature shield with the royal coat of arms for England. The quarters with the lions couchant retain their red enamel. The quarters with the fleurs-de-lis have lost their enamel background. The shield is convex and has a means of attachment on the reverse The mount is silver-gilt with enamel, and dates from the mid- to late fourteenth century. Dimensions: height 15 mm, width 11 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. J P Robinson
Created on: Wednesday 22nd September 2010
Last updated: Thursday 25th July 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brandsby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-EA67C2
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast silver mount dating to the Early Medeival period. The object is oval in plan. The upper surface is decorated with Trewhiddle style decoration. There are four beasts, two above and two below, within an oval border. The heads of the beasts are turned backwards and they hold their tails in their mouths. There are two circular perforations on either side of the object which would have been for attachment. The sides of the object are crudely inscribed with lettering (HNHVIDHLA). Report by Dr Sonja Marzinzik: Oval silver mount with niello inlay and a rim that may suggest that th…
Created on: Friday 19th February 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Claythorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-65BC94
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Roman mount. Treasure case: 2016 T35 Silver horse-harness pendant, originally probably teardrop-shaped by now broken through the middle so missing its terminal. The pendant is composed of sheet silver that narrows to a strip of metal to form the hoop, folded over the back and riveted. Although the circular rivet survives, the hoop itself is broken through and missing. The surviving pendant is decorated with lines of punched dots that radiate out from the rivet and a central straight line. In addition there are triangles of punched dots on each shoulder. Discussion: such…
Created on: Wednesday 13th January 2016
Last updated: Monday 25th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Much Wenlock', grid reference and parish protected.