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.23.193

On View

Not on view

ClassificationsNumismatics

Collections

Europe

InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "PIVS IX·PONTIFEX MAXIMVS AN·XII" and under bust "P·G·F". Reverse: Inscribed above "PROVIDENTIA P·M·FERREA VIA ROMAN PROVINCILS IVNCI CVRAVIT", below "P GIROMETTI F", and in exergue "AN·MDCCCLVI".

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

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