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Pius IX

(Italian (Naples), 1598–1680)
(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)
Christ at the column
Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini
about 1700
Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini
Giovanni Hamerani
1692
Philippe Regnault
about 1600
Augustin Armand Caqué
19th century
Augustin Armand Caqué
19th century
Giuseppe Girometti
1847
Guiseppe Cerbara
1846