Pius IX
Pietro Girometti
(Italian (Roman), 1811–1859)
1856
MintRome, Italy
Medium/TechniqueMetal; probably bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 44 mm (1 3/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Helen O. Bigelow
Accession numberRES.23.190
ClassificationsNumismatics
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "PIVS IX·PONTIFEX MAXIMVS AN·IX" and under bust "P.GIROMETTI F.".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "SINITE PARVVLOS VENIRE AD ME MATTE·/XIX", below "P.GIROMETTI F.", and in exergue "PVEROR·EDVCATIONEM/INSTAVRAT AVGET".Provenance1923, Helen O. Bigelow; 1923, bequest of Helen O. Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 3, 1923)
