Annex
 
   
 
The versica triangle of Norway (see pg 6) placed upside-down in the following Fals. Above right ‘’ibis’’ triskelis form — the intersection of three circles —, issued upon a Ferghana fals, circa 1010. This is a Qarakhanid issue whereas triskelis issues of Togtogu and Tarmashirin are Chagataid. The Nestorian Qarakhanid Turks converted to Islam by the mid tenth century (Satuk Bughra Khan 920-958).
 
 
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Herodotus recorded Celts beyond the Pillars of Hercules. Triskeles regularly appear in Iberia’s documented archaeology. It has been discovered that the Belgae were the final Celtic group moving into Iberia. This took place around 570 B.C., thus before La Tène . In the early 1970s, a Celtic language in the Iberian Peninsula was firmly identified with the discovery of the Botorrita Bronze, considered one of the most important Celtic textes.
 
       
    Celtiberians : Lansbrica and Coeliobriga Oppidum . Both after Peña Santos (2003) as described in the work of Alfredo Gonzalez-Ruibal  
 
   
 
From the oppidum of Lansbrica and right, from the oppidum of Coeliobriga. Both after Peña Santos (2003) as described in the work of Alfredo Gonzalez-Ruibal.
 
 
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    A circa 5th century A.D.triskelis of Khwaezm, an Achaemenid satrapy around this time. This region underwent Sassanian and Turkic invasions.  
 
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  A Kingdom of Persis A.D. first / 2nd century silver obol carrying a triskelis in flight on its reverse. This land conceived the ancient Achaemenid empire and founded that of the Sassanians. Persis continued autonomous mintage throughout.    
 
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    A rare Mauryan empire coin of Ashoka the Great ( circa .272-232 B.C. ), a silver drachm produced by the Ujjain mint reveals three marks, one resembling the triskele form similarly used by the Celts ( for example the Biturges Cubi ) and sometimes referred to as the ‘’leaf’’ triskelis.  
 
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  This Aspendos triskelis of circa 450-430 B.C. shows a central floral symbol and powerful athletic legs    
 
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    Birka Sweden circa 825. A Triskelis, Stag and Serpent.  
 
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  Talismans of protection and/or clan recognition were found within burial grounds of Armenian warriors, and some bore the triskelis symbol.  
 
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  Japan's triple Tomoe Shinto symbol, a triskelis, is bi-directional as are Lycia's. They are also circled, though not exclusively so, as those of India and the Celts.  
 
     
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