Description:
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.
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