Pius IX

Nicola Cerbara (Italian (Roman), 1796–1869)

1851

Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze

DimensionsDiameter and weight: 83 mm, 265.8 gm (3 1/4 in., 9.38 oz.)

Credit LineBequest of Helen O. Bigelow

Accession numberRES.23.177

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ClassificationsNumismatics

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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "PIVS IX·PONT·MAX·" and under bust "NIC·CERBARA F·". Reverse: Inscribed above monument "ALEXANDER·VII·PM/LABA[ ]M·APSIDEM/REPA[ ]T·ORNAVIT/AN[ ] M·DC·LXIII", and at edge "[flower] PIVS·IX·P·M·BASILICAE·LATERAN·ALTARE·MAX·AD·VETEREM·FORMAM·RESTIT·AC·SPLENDIDIORI·CVLTV·INSTAVR·".

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