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Pius IX

(Italian, active 1848–1869)
1867
MintRome, Italy
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
Credit LineBequest of Helen O. Bigelow
Accession numberRES.23.200
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "PIVS·IX·PONT·MAX·AN·XXI·" and under bust "I·BIANCHI·S·". Reverse: Inscribed below "[ ] ARCH· I·BIANCHI·S" and in exergue "HOSPITIVM·DEMENTIBVS·CVRAND/COMMODIVS·INSTAVRATVM/AMPITATVM".
Provenance1923, Helen O. Bigelow; 1923, bequest of Helen O. Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 3, 1923)