Pius IX
Nicola Cerbara
(Italian (Roman), 1796–1869)
1854
MintRome, Italy
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 83 mm, 260.9 gm (3 1/4 in., 9.2 oz.)
Credit LineBequest of Helen O. Bigelow
Accession numberRES.23.176
ClassificationsNumismatics
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge of wreath "PIVS IX·PONT·MAX·" and under bust "NIC·CERBARA F·".
Reverse: Inscribed above "PROVIDENTIA·OPTIMI·PRINCIPIS/ARICIAE·CLIVI·PERICVLO·SVBLATO" and in exergue "VIA·INCENTI·MOLITIONE·ARCVBVS·IMPOSITA/COMMEANTIVM·SECVRITATI/ANNO·MDCCCLIV/I·BIANCH·S·".Provenance1923, Helen O. Bigelow; 1923, bequest of Helen O. Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 3, 1923)
