Record ID: LVPL-01CC82
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver short cross cut half-penny, 1180-1247.
Created on: Sunday 17th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Aston Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-01C073
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver long cross penny of Henry III (1216-1272) minted in York, 1248-50. Wren Class 3b North No.987.
Created on: Sunday 17th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Aston Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-E8CA35
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy loop from a purse bar, late Medieval in date. The loop is tear-drop shaped ending in a solid rectangular collar before a cylindrical shaft which would have fitted into the rest of the bar.
Created on: Friday 20th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-55F1A0
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead spindle whorl from the Medieval period, c.12-1400 AD. It is sub-circular in plan with a central circular hole and some of the edges are broken. It is biconical in form and has decoration on both faces. The decoration consists of raised lines radiating from the central hole.
Created on: Friday 13th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-9359E2
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead medieval spindle whorl. Biconical lead spindle whorl with a central circular perforation. It has raised decoration on both halves. One half has circular dots, the other has lines radiating out from the central hole.
Created on: Friday 5th December 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-935595
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Medieval spindle whorl. Biconical lead spindle whorl with a central circular perforation. It is a grey colour. It has a median ridge and decoration on both halves. The decoration is quite worn but consists of zig-zag lines.
Created on: Friday 5th December 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-934CD2
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Uneven lead Medieval spindle whorl. It is an irregular domed spindle whorl with an irregular central perforation.
Created on: Friday 5th December 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-1868B4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver late Medieval coin; a double patard of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy and Count of Flanders (1467-1477). Other coins of this type have been recorded on the database, e.g. SWYOR-214D75 In 1469 a monetary convention between Duke Charles and King Edward IV made the former’s coinage in the Low Countries legal tender in England. In practice, only the double patard established itself in currency, with a formal valuation equal to the silver groat, i.e. fourpence. (Although the fineness of the coin was below the level of sterling, the weight of the coin was higher than th…
Created on: Wednesday 5th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-B53B27
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver halfgroat of Edward IV, (1st reign 1461-70), minted 1469-70. North no.1589
Created on: Tuesday 7th October 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-240E07
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver penny of Alexander III of Scotland, minted 1280-86. The coin has a piece missing. Spink no. 5053/ 5054
Created on: Tuesday 30th September 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-D3D181
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy 'lyre shaped' strap-end from the medieval period. The plate is a hollow sub-rectangular box, widest at the base open end; there are 2 rivet holes close to the open end. The front of the plate is decorated with a letter, a large N; the back of the plate is plain. Above the letter there is a moulded collar and then the plate narrows before widening again where the openwork terminal starts. This has broken after only a few millimetres, but what remains are the base of four projections showing that the object was a strap-end with openwork terminal, rather than a buckle w…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd September 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 29th June 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-BBD844
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Single looped oval shaped copper alloy buckle from the Medieval period. It has a slightly narrowed strap bar.
Created on: Monday 1st September 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-E97D52
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy heraldic mount, dating to the Medieval period. Shield shaped with an owl depicted in red enamel. The owl is walking left with both feet visible. Owls are symbols of wisdom. It has a single stud on the reverse with a circular section, it is 7mm long and has a diameter of 3.71mm. 2 families are known to have an owl incorporated into their coat of arms- Massy of Aldford and Masye de Grafton et de Cestr'. It is possible this stud is from one of these families but this cannot be proved.
Created on: Friday 22nd August 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-CADA74
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead brooch or mount, probably late Medieval- Post-Medieval in date. It is not complete, the edges having broken away leaving uneven edges. It would have been circular. There is a shield in the centre in relief. It has a cross which divides it into qaurters. In the top left quarter is a sword. The other quarters appear to be blank. There would have been writing around the edge, most of this is now lost but some remains. It reads- '+...RG...S...LE...D' Before the R is a 4 petalled flower.
Created on: Thursday 3rd July 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-8F6FF4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver cut half penny of Henry III (1216-1272) dating to 1247-72. Class 5-7 minted in London.
Created on: Monday 30th June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-0FCF77
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy asymmetrical late Medieval buckle. It is a double loop buckle, with one semi-circular and one smaller, rectangular loop. The rectangular loop is the pin and strap bar.
Created on: Tuesday 24th June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-0FA566
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver groat of Henry VI (1422-61) dating to 1445-1460. It is either a leaf-pellet or a cross-pellet issue. Some of the flan has broken away and there is corrosion on the reverse.
Created on: Tuesday 24th June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-92E500
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver short cross cut half penny of John (1199-1216) dating to c.1204/5-1208/9, Class 5.
Created on: Wednesday 18th June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-92D311
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver penny of Edward I (1272-1307) dating to 1280, Class 3c, minted in Lincoln. The penny is slightly bent and has a small chip out of one edge.
Created on: Wednesday 18th June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-D9A176
Object type: SWORD POMMEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible cast leaded copper alloy sword pommel from the Late- Medieval/Post-Medieval period. It is broadly cylindrical with a central hole running through, which has a diameter of 13.24mm. It stands 29mm high.The top consists of a moulded disc. The main body is decorated with 4 sections which make it sub-square. Each section has a 2 pronged foliate design which curve out slightly at the base to form feet. The sections are divided by a raised triangle. This object is very heavy to be a sword pommel but no clearer parallels can be drawn.
Created on: Friday 16th May 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.