Find Spot record 1080/0/102 - Roman finds from Middlewich

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Summary

A number of roman artefacts found on the building site of a new housing development. There are two bow brooches, a Dolphin brooch complete with bronze pin and a plate brooch with 8 peripheral lugs and raised centre circle filled with white enamel. Set into the enamel are 5 small circles of red glass arranged around a central piece. The hairpin is made of copper alloy with a globular head and the coin was a Sestertius of Hadrian.

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Found on a housing development site in 1999 by metal detector. A bow brooch with pin missing. Integral headloop. Waist bead of three equal sized ridges with ridge above and below. Waist bead does not extend round back of bo Cast. Found on a housing development site in 1999. A Plate brooch with 8 peripheral lugs and raised centre circle filled with white enamel. Set into the enamel are 5 small circles of red glass arranged around a central piece. Pin mising. A Dolphin brooch complete with bronze pin. Possibly hinged type. Incorroded condition. Slight median rib on bow. Milling on end knobs of wings. Cast. A Copper alloy globular headed hair pin. Complete, slightly bent. A Sestertius of Hadrian. A bow brooch with headloop above retangular plinth which is decorated with a panel of two parallel wavy lines. Two short wings incised with vertical lines. Circular. Cast (1).


<1> Penny S, Various, Portable Antiquities Voluntary Recording Scheme Recording Form, Herepath N 2000 (Paper Archive). SCH4332.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Paper Archive: Penny S. Various. Portable Antiquities Voluntary Recording Scheme Recording Form. Herepath N 2000.

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Location

Grid reference Not displayed 8 Figure Ref
Map sheet SJ76NW
Civil Parish MIDDLEWICH, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST
Historic Township/Parish/County MIDDLEWICH, MIDDLEWICH, CHESHIRE

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Record last edited

Aug 4 2021 4:47PM