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Pius IX
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Pius IX

Giuseppe Girometti (Italian, 1780–1851)
1847
MintRome, Italy
Medium/TechniqueMetal; probably bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 44 mm (1 3/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Helen O. Bigelow
Accession numberRES.23.173
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "PIVS IX PONT MAX·ANNO II·" and under bust "G·GIROMETTI·F·". Reverse: Inscribed at edge "BASIL·VATICANAE DECVS·ADDITVM" and in exergue "A·MDCCCXLVII".Provenance1923, Helen O. Bigelow; 1923, bequest of Helen O. Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 3, 1923)