Crescent (Pictish symbol)

The crescent is a Pictish symbol of unknown meaning, that is generally found in combination with an overlaid V-rod on Class I and Class II Pictish stones and infrequently without (as is the case on the Drosten Stone).[1] The symbol is found in various combinations with other symbols, notably with the double disc and z-rod. The crescent with V-rod is the most frequent symbol, roughly 1 in 5, while the next most frequent symbols, the double-disc and Z-rod and Pictish beast, are half this at roughly 1 in 10.