The Italy 2017 2 euro commemorative coin honours the life and legacy of the Roman historian Titus Livius, known as Livy, on the two-thousandth anniversary of his death. The national side features a portrait of the historian inspired by a marble bust preserved in the Capitoline Museums in Rome. Behind the profile, the design incorporates a view of the city of Padua, the birthplace of Livy, which serves as a tribute to his origins and his significant contribution to the recording of Roman history through his monumental work, Ab Urbe Condita. The inscription TITUS LIVIUS is positioned to the right of the portrait, alongside the dates 17 AD and 2017 AD. This issue was released in standard circulation with a mintage of 1,500,000 coins.