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Pius IX

(Italian, active 1848–1869)
1867
MintRome, Italy
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
Credit LineBequest of Helen O. Bigelow
Accession numberRES.23.202
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "PIXS·IX·PONT·MAX·AN·XXII" under bust "I·BIANCHI·S·". Reverse: Inscribed above "ADSCENSV·COMMODIORE·AD·COLLEM·QVIRINALEM/APERTO·EXORNATO", below "[ ]ANNI·ARCH·I·BIANCHI·S·", and in exergue "AN·MDCCCLXVII".
Provenance1923, Helen O. Bigelow; 1923, bequest of Helen O. Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 3, 1923)