Alike the triskelis, Etruria departed leaving behind unanswered questions. This civilization is recorded ca. 900 B.C. thriving freely beneath Italian blue skies till five centuries later, their Roman neighbours decided otherwise. Thereuntil Etruria represented Italic culture, presence and politics .

It would seem Etruscans portrayed triskeles through art rather than coins. Unfortunately no literature survives defining symbolic relevances. Their art forms, well researched, prove Corinthian and Attican cultures amongst other Hellenic inspirers. Territorially they dominated from Rome till the Po Valley, naming themselves Rasenna whilst the Greeks chose Tyrrhenians considering prince Tyrrhenus, led his people to Etruria’s shores as Herodotus related.

Celts, keltoi, were the “hidden” people Hecataeus identified (546-480 B.C.) and La Tène timing has been placed similarly, (500 B.C). Author Nigel Pennick situates Celts entwining Greek and Etruscan forms with that of Hallstatt, to approximately 650 B.C. A triskelis concept may indeed have inspired these tribal people whilst in Greece, considering their significant numbers as hired mercenaries battling about the lands of Zeus. Spirals, which Celts frequently used, when grouped in three’s, are occasionally termed Celtic triskelions, yet spiral representations priorly existed, for example, various museums display 16th century B.C. gold Mycenaean cups and 15th century Babylonian pottery (all with spirals), etc., therefore we shall not dwell upon this, but exclusively retain ibis-beaked forms (Naqsh-I-rajab) trumpet shaped (Lycia), or “triangled” and Eastern style (India-Soghdiana). Many of these the Celts used, perhaps admiringly imitative as they were of Greek coinage, albeit adding a delightful, unique flair. *12
- A few spiral exceptions shall be seen here concerning the drawings of Henry de la Tour.[ 25 ]

Part 1 offers triskelis images or coins issuing from: the Danube belt up to the Netherlands (Vindelici gold staters) and Gaul’s Bituriges Cubi. It also offers: an unusual Celtic shield found in Brescia, Italy, a gold tetradrachm of the Eastern Danube (comparable samples [ 26 ][ 27 ] ), and a Cotini tetradrachm. The Danubian Celts lived across the famous River facing Thrace and Dacia. Legend tells the river’s mouth enclosed the death haunt of the Trojan war’s Ajax and Achilles.

Migratory Celts settled vast expanses commencing about 500 B.C. (400 B.C. in Italy). The Cimbri and Teutones settled in Germany and Rhineland Germanii produced electrum staters depicting a full triskele obverse, the reverse decorated with annulets, sometimes as many as six. The Celts of Gaul and Switzerland sacked Rome, rampaged throughout Greece (278 B.C.), settled for some in Asia Minor (the Galatians) whilst others spread into Iberia or Italy. The Romans discouraged Celtic straying by the 3rd century B.C.

Britain’s Atrebates sometimes shifted triskeles skyward, their half staters judged up to date the Island’s earliest (about 75 B.C.). [ 31 ] The first and second centuries B.C. set this tribe amongst Celts prevailing in the land. Their attachment to Gaul and support of Vercingetorix remaining firm throughout victory or defeat eventually brought Rome's disfavour allowing enemy Trinovantians to supplant their influence, encouraged thus by Julius Caesar 54 B.C. Less Romanised, north and west Britain preserved Celtic culture notwithstanding settlement of Germanic kingdoms. Today's Wales has fortunately upheld the language.(Further language information: http://iiasnt.leidenuniv.nl/pie/ielangs/celtic.html). Britain's uninscribed Corieltauvi (Coritani) issues encircled triskeles concurrently with Corinth (see coin n°15), reversing its position to the obverse. [ 68 ] Third century B.C. triskeles shaped as coin N° 27 or 54 were discovered at the Kirkburn burial site in East Yorkshire. These bronze linchpins served to secure chariot wheels and may be seen today at the British Museum.

Two Celtic coins found on the Island of Jersey. [ 33 ] - [ 34 ]