Pius IX
Carl Friedrich Voigt
(German, 1800–1874)
1862
MintRome, Italy
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 44 mm (1 3/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Helen O. Bigelow
Accession numberRES.23.196
ClassificationsNumismatics
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "PIVS IX PONT.MAX.A.XVII" and under bust "C.VOIGT".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "PETRI INOPIAM CHRISTIANI STIPE SVSTENTANT" and in exergue "ANTIQVA/PIETAS RENOVATVR/MDCCCLXII".Provenance1923, Helen O. Bigelow; 1923, bequest of Helen O. Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 3, 1923)
