RIC I (second edition) Nero 519, Dupondius, Bronze, struck at Lugdunum, 62–68 AD. Obverse: head of nero, laureate, left; small globe at point of neck. Reverse: securitas, bare to waist, seated right, on throne, resting head against right hand and holding short sceptre in left; in front, lighted and garlanded altar, on which leans lighted torch resting on a bucranium. Weight about 11.9 g, diameter 14.8 mm.
obverse
Head of Nero, laureate, left; small globe at point of neck
IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR P P P
reverse
Securitas, bare to waist, seated right, on throne, resting head against right hand and holding short sceptre in left; in front, lighted and garlanded altar, on which leans lighted torch resting on a bucranium
SECVRITAS AVGVSTI S C
specimens (5)
KENOM
12.80g
⌀29.5
12↕
KENOM — Freiberg
7.52g
6↕
BnF (National Library of France)
13.87g
British Museum
13.49g
6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
Cite this coin
RIC I (second edition) Nero 519 (ric.1(2).ner.519), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-519/ (accessed: 2026-10-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA