Pius IX: Reconstruction of Saint Paul's Basilica

Ignazio Bianchi (Italian, active 1848–1869)

1869

MintRome, Italy

Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze

DimensionsDiameter and weight: 83 mm, 273.7 gm (3 1/4 in., 9.65 oz.)

Credit LineBequest of Helen O. Bigelow

Accession numberRES.23.175

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ClassificationsNumismatics

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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "PIVS·IX·PONT·MAX·" and under bust "I·BIANCH·S·". Reverse: Inscribed at edge "[flower] PROSPECTVS·INTERIOR·BASILICAE·VATICANAE·DEO·SACRAE·IN·HONOREM·BEATI·PETRI·PR·AP·" and in exergue "I·EQ·BIANCHI·DELIN·ET·SCVL·/AN·MDCCCLXIX/--·--".

Provenance1923, Helen O. Bigelow; 1923, bequest of Helen O. Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 3, 1923)