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Pius IX

Guiseppe Cerbara (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

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ClassificationsNumismatics

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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)