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Clement XII: Façade of the Lateran Basilica

(Italian (Roman), 1694–1761)
1733
Medium/TechniqueMetal; cast bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 72 mm (2 13/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Helen O. Bigelow
Accession numberRES.23.168
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed on bust "OTTO·HAMERANI·F·" and at edge "CLEMENS·XII PONT·MAX·AN·III". Reverse: Inscribed above "ADORATE·DOMINVM·IN·ATRIO·SANCTO·EIVS", on inscription plate "LATERAN·BASIL·PORTICVS", and in exergue "MDCCXXXIII", and below "ALEX [ ] ARCH INV" and at proper right of plate "O" and proper left of plate "H".
Provenance1923, Helen O. Bigelow; 1923, bequest of Helen O. Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 3, 1923)