Record ID: LVPL-A9C944
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Published
A very worn copper alloy Roman coin, an as of Hadrian (AD 117-138), dating to c. AD 125-138 (Reece Period 6). Reverse illegible. Mint of Rome.
Created on: Monday 17th February 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 15th December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sandbach', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-5222A8
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small, two part, cast copper-alloy annular buckle with evidence of former gilding st point around the hinge. The frame is circular, with no visible decoration, and bevelled inwards at a roughly 45 degree angle when viewed from underneath. The pin is still present and has a roughly rectangular collar at its base. It may be missing the last 5-10% of its original length. According to Witehead (2003) this type of buckle was used in the Medieval period and a date is offered of between AD 1200-1400. Length of pin:- 12mm including loop.
Created on: Tuesday 26th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sandbach', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-54B84C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A thirty pence coin issued in May AD 1690 by James II to finance his abortive campaigns against William III; this type of coin is widely known as 'gun money' because of its base metal (copper alloy) composition. Obverse:- Portrait of James II facing left, beaded border at rim. Legend around 'IACOBVS II DEI GRATIA'. Reverse:- A crown and crossed sceptres, the denomination 'XXX' and date '1690' above. Ornate J and R to either side, month 'May' below. Legend around '[MAG] BR FRA ET HIB REX'.
Created on: Tuesday 26th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sandbach', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-7B5436
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Published
A small cast copper-alloy Roman T-shaped (Possibly Polden Hill) brooch, incomplete, only the head and the upper portion of the bow surviving. None of the spring remains. Hattatt (1982) suggests a date range of the second hanf of the first century AD (50-100). The surviving portion has no elaborate decoration, beyond a single raised spine down the centre of the outer bow.
Created on: Wednesday 5th June 2019
Last updated: Friday 16th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sandbach', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-F189F1
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Published
Robertson 2000, 137 no. 605: ""In 1820, a mole-catcher, working in Brereton, at a short distance from the farm mentioned, and that of about four miles (direct) from the Kinderton Station, at a point where a small brook is crossed by the footpath from Brereton to Sandbach, struck his paddle against something resembling a mass of fused metal, contained in a decayed box, but afterwards found to consist of about a thousand Roman Coins, bound together by verdigris and rust. Nearly six hundred of them are in my possession, which are partly broken and corroded, and partly good specimens o…
Created on: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brereton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-C63901
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure Case 2011-T396: Specialist Report Sanbach Area, Cheshire: Gold Brooch Date: Medieval (1300-1500) Finder: Mr XXXXXXX Date of discovery: 11th June 2011 Circumstances of discovery: While searching with a metal detector Description: A gold 'annular' style brooch. In plan the brooch is an irregular oval (being heart shaped), in cross section the hoop of the brooch varies from circular to lentoid (a flattened oval). The outer frame is deliberately heart shaped with a recessed narrowed bar to which a gold pin (present) is attached. The hinge is flush with the frame and easily…
Created on: Thursday 30th June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 16th July 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sandbach', grid reference and parish protected.