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Pius IX

Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (reverse only) (Italian (Naples), 1598–1680)
Gaspare Morone Mola (reverse) (Italian, died in 1
died in 1669)
1861
MintRome, Italy
Medium/TechniqueMetal; probably bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 44 mm (1 3/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Helen O. Bigelow
Accession numberRES.23.194
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsNumismatics
Collections
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "PIVS IX·PONT·MAX·ANNO XV·" and under bust "[L.BIANCH F]". Reverse: Inscribed below "L.BIANCHI F." and in exergue "FIDEI REGVIA/ECCLES·FVNDAMENTVM".Provenance1923, Helen O. Bigelow; 1923, bequest of Helen O. Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 3, 1923)