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Pius IX

(Italian (Roman), 1770–1856)
1846
MintRome, Italy
Medium/TechniqueMetal; probably bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 44 mm (1 3/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Helen O. Bigelow
Accession numberRES.23.180
On View
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ClassificationsNumismatics
Collections
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "PIVS·IX·P·M·EL·DIE·XVII·COR·DIE·XVII·IVN·ANNO·MDCCCXXXXVI·" and on bust "[G]·GERBARA F". Reverse: Inscribed at edge "ROMAE·PARENTES·ARBITRIQVE·GENTIVM".
Provenance1923, Helen O. Bigelow; 1923, bequest of Helen O. Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 3, 1923)
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