Wirral's Hidden History Revealed
Buckles
Finds from Wirral Buckles Here is a selection of the groups recent finds of buckles. They date from as early as AD500 through to around AD1650. All are copper alloy and all are recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) with the British Museum. All were recovered from Wirral. From top left we have an unusual find. A small d-shaped copper…
ROMAN Coin
Finds from Wirral LVPL-257DE2 – ROMAN Coin Look into the, sadly rather battered, face of the Roman Emperor Antoninus Puis AD 138-161. The coin is one of our recent finds from Wirral and dates from AD143-144. It has been verified and recorded by the Portable Antiquities Scheme with the below reference https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1103158. The reverse of the coin shows Victory holding…
ROMAN Steelyard Weights
Finds from Wirral LVPL-391B06 – ROMAN Steelyard Weights Recent Finds. Steelyard Weights These are a couple of our recent finds that have been placed onto the Portable Antiquities Scheme. (www.finds.org.uk) On the left is a Roman (AD43-410) bi-conical steelyard weight. It weighs 131.8 grams PAS reference. LVPL-391B06 https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1099363 A steelyard is a portable scale with beam arms of unequal length…
Early Medieval – Weight
Finds from Wirral LVPL-257DE2 – EARLY MEDIEVAL weight A lovely little weight or gaming piece dated AD850-1100. Portable Antiquities Scheme statement: A lead weight or gaming piece dating from the early medieval period onwards (c.AD 850-1100).The object is domed with a flat base, flat sides and a domed top. It is undecorated and has a dark grey patina.Dimensions: Length 13.48mm; diameter 16.96mm; weight…
MEDIEVAL – Edward I Coin
MEDIEVAL – Edward I Coin A recent find of the groups that has just been verified by the Portable Antiquities Scheme is this coin of Edward I. It is listed on finds.org.uk under reference LVPL-361C79 The coin is a rather worn long cross silver penny dating from May to December 1279. It was minted at the Canterbury mint. The National Archives on nationalarchives.gov.uk…
Roman – Coin
Finds from Wirral Roman – Coin We have recovered a number of Roman coins. Four of these are listed on the PAS database and we have a couple more awaiting verification. They normally look like the one above which has been verified as a Roman Sestertius but cannot be dated more accurately that AD41- AD260. Portable Antiquities Scheme Statement: An…
MEDIEVAL – Purse Bar
Finds from Wirral MEDIEVAL – Purse Bar When this find came out of the ground of caused a bit of head scratching as we didn’t recognise it. Some good searching of the Portable Antiquities Scheme database by one of our members led us to believe that it was an incomplete medieval purse bar. This was confirmed when it was submitted to PAS…
Medieval – Weight
Finds from Wirral LVPL-25CB9D – MEDIEVAL weight A weight or gaming piece. A wide date range as they are hard to date. Portable Antiquities Scheme Statement A lead object, possibly a gaming piece or a weight, possibly dating to the early medieval period onwards (c.AD 850-1700).The object is small and conical in shape. A portion is missing from the side, likely due…
Modern – George IV Coin
Finds from Wirral Modern – George IV Coin Not old enough to be recorded on PAS but still interesting as part of the Wirral story. Here we have a penny coin dated 1826 issued during the reign of King George IV. He was king from 1820 until his death in 1830 but had acted as Prince Regent from 1811 during his father…
Modern – Victoria Coin
Finds from Wirral Modern – Victoria Coin Again this find is not old enough to be recorded on the British Museums database but it is on ours. It is a silver sixpence from 1887. This was a significant year in the reign Queen Victoria as it marked 50 years she she became Queen in 1837. She reigned until her death in…
Boat Beneath The Car Park – Update
Boat Beneath The Car Park – Update – Wirral Archaeology
It is the end of the investigation week but there is still a long way to go till we discover the age of the boat under the car park. The ‘dig’ was carried out by a tea…
Modern – Watch Winder
Finds from Wirral Modern – Watch Winder Another of our finds that is not old enough to to be listed on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database is this lovely little pocket watch winder. It is well preserved so we can see the details “G E Evans Cross Street Oswestry ” on one side and “Watch maker and Jeweller” on the other. …
Roman – Valentinian I Coin
Finds from Wirral Roman – Valentinian I Coin This is dated AD 364-AD375 and of the reign of the emperor Valentinian I. Portable Antiquities Scheme Statement: A copper alloy Roman nummus of Valentinian I (AD 364-375), dating to the period AD 364-7 (Reece period 19). Reverse type GLORIA ROMANORVM; depicting emperor advancing right, holding standard and dragging captive. Mint Siscia. LRBC p. 72, no. 1271. Although Valentinianic nummi from…
Iron Age – Harness Fitting
An incomplete copper alloy harness fitting dating to the late Iron Age to Roman period (c.100BC – AD200).
Post Medieval – Hooked Tag
Finds from Wirral Hooked Tag Two of our verified finds. Can you guess what they are ? Portable Antiquities Scheme Statement A complete copper alloy hooked tag dating to the post medieval period (c.AD 1450-1500). The object is cast in a single piece and comprises of an oval plate with three loop projections, one at the apex and one at either side to…