Gregory XVI
Nicola Cerbara
(Italian (Roman), 1796–1869)
1831
MintRome, Italy
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 52 mm (2 1/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Helen O. Bigelow
Accession numberRES.23.167
ClassificationsNumismatics
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "GREGORIO·XVI·PONTIFICE·MASSIMO" and under bust "NIC·CERBARA·F".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "INSIGNE·CONGREGAZIONE·ARTISTICA·DEI·VIRTVOSI·AL·PANTHEON", below "N·CERBARA", and in exergue "CONCORSO·GREGORIANO/PREMIO".Provenance1923, Helen O. Bigelow; 1923, bequest of Helen O. Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 3, 1923)
