Ancient Greek coin minted in Seleukis and Pieria, Apameia - Dionysos & ThyrsosSeleukis and Pieria Apameia Size: 20mm Weight: 10. 2 grams Obverse: Head of Dionysos right wearing ivy wreath Reverse: AAPAMEWN THS IERAS () Filleted thyrsos. In Greek mythology a thyrsus (thyrsos) was a staff of giant fennel (Ferula communis) covered with ivy vines and leaves sometimes wound with taeniae and always topped with a pine cone. These staffs were carried by Dionysus and his followers. Euripides wrote that honey dripped from the thyrsos