Italy 10 Euros, 2017

10 Euros from Italy. Issued in 2017. Struck in Gold (.900). Measures 13.85 mm and weighs 3 g.

Obverse

Bust of Hadrian facing right inspired by a portrait of the Roman Age conserved at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence; around, the inscription “REPVBBLICA ITALIANA”; above and below, dot decorations.

Reverse

The Temple of Venus at Villa Adriana in Tivoli; around, the inscription “HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS”; above, on the left, the letter “R”, identifying the Mint of Rome; “2017”, the year of the coin’s issue, flanked by columns; at the base of the architecture, “MGU”, initials of the designer Maria Grazia Urbani and the value “10 EVRO”; below, a dot decoration.

Edge

Scallops.