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Medal

(Italian (Roman), 1796–1869)
1846
Medium/TechniqueMetal; alloy
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 38 mm (1 1/2 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Helen O. Bigelow
Accession numberRES.23.162
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "SEDE VACANTE MDCCCXXXXVI*" and at proper left "NIC·C". Reverse: Inscribed above "NON RELINQVAM VOS ORPHANOS" and below "SCUDO".
ProvenanceBy 1923, Helen O. Richardson; 1923, bequest of Helen O. Richardson to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 3, 1923)