Pius IX

Guiseppe Cerbara (Italian (Roman), 1770–1856)

1851

MintRome, Italy

Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze

DimensionsDiameter and weight: 44 mm (1 3/4 in.)

Credit LineBequest of Helen O. Bigelow

Accession numberRES.23.184

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ClassificationsNumismatics

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Europe

InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "PIVS·IX·P·M·A·III·IVRIS·MVNICIPAL·IN·VRBE·RESTITVTOR" and under bust ".GIVS.CERBARA.F". Reverse: Inscribed at proper right "GIVS.CERBARA.F." and in exergue "CONSTITVES·MAGISTROS/PER·TRIBVS·DEVT·XVI/*".

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