Crista Origins

Nebuchadnezzer II coin with cuneiform writing and crested helmet.

Roman.

Caesar - anchor.

The anchor - lily connection, Macabbean.

Merovingian Rock Crystal and Antler Spindle Whorl

"Merovingian rock crystal spindle whorl from Rhenen Donderberg grave 413 (Leiden Rh 413), fitted on to Carolingian bone spindle rod from Dorestad, Leiden."

Anchor Symbol

Greek anchor symbol of Apollo on a silver coin. Is this anchor-alpha-lobster configuration the pattern for the later Pax-Chi-Rho symbol?

Merovingian coin.

Origin of the Pax-Chi-Rho design?

The Crista design resembles an anchor.