Dia Waddington 1908 1, Bronze, struck at Dia, 100–95 BC. Obverse: head of dionysus wearing an ivy wreath. Reverse: cista mystica (ritual basket) surmounted by a thyrsus (sceptre surmounted by a pine cone and decorated with bands) ciste (panier rituel) mystique. Weight about 8.9 g, diameter 21.0 mm.
| mint | Dia | weight | 8.94g (1) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀21.0 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 12↕ (1) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Dionysus wearing an ivy wreath
reverse
Cista mystica (ritual basket) surmounted by a thyrsus (sceptre surmounted by a pine cone and decorated with bands) Ciste (panier rituel) mystique
specimens (2)
British Museum
8.94g
⌀21.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Dia Waddington 1908 1 (dia.waddington.1908.1), 100–95 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/dia-waddington-1908-1/ (accessed: 2026-10-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA