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Pius IX

Pietro Girometti (Italian (Roman), 1811–1859)
1856
MintRome, Italy
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 44 mm (1 3/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Helen O. Bigelow
Accession numberRES.23.191
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "PIVS IX·PONT MAX·ANNO XIV" and under bust "P.GIROMETTI F.". Reverse: Inscribed above "PORTAM VRBIS IN JANICVLI VERTICE RESTITVIT ORNAVIT", on gate's frieze "ANNO DOMINI MDCCCLIV PONTIFICATVS VIII", and in exergue "ANNO MDCCCLVI/V.VESPIGNANI ARCHIT.".Provenance1923, Helen O. Bigelow; 1923, bequest of Helen O. Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 3, 1923)