Nero aureus obverse
Nero ruled AD 54-68
AV aureus 7.2430 gm, 18.8 mm
Rome, AD 64-68
1. Sutherland, C. H. V. 1984. The Roman Imperial Coinage: Volume 1. From 31 BC to AD 69. Page 153 #52 and Plate 18 #52. London: Spink and Son Ltd.
2. Mattingly, Harold. 1923. Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum: Volume 1. Augustus to Vitellius. Page 209 #67 and Plate 39 #19. London: Spink & Son Ltd.
Obverse
Laureate head of Nero facing right
NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS
Reverse
Jupiter, bare to waist, seated left on throne, right hand holding a thunderbolt, left holding a long sceptre.
IVPPITER CVSTOS