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Pius IX

Pietro Girometti (Italian (Roman), 1811–1859)
1854
MintRome, Italy
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 44 mm (1 3/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Helen O. Bigelow
Accession numberRES.23.189
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "PIVS IX·PONTIFEX MAXIMVS AN·X". Reverse: Inscribed in exergue "AD SANCTI SPIRITVS LVE LABORANTES/INVISIT XI KAL SEPT/A·MDCCCLIV".Provenance1923, Helen O. Bigelow; 1923, bequest of Helen O. Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 3, 1923)