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Pius IX

(Italian, active 1848–1869)
1867
MintRome, Italy
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
Credit LineBequest of Helen O. Bigelow
Accession numberRES.23.203
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "PIVS·IX·PONT·MAX·AN·XXIV" and under bust "I·BIANCHI·S·". Reverse: Inscribed above "IN·COEM·VRB·AD·AGRVM·VERAN·", below "[ ]·VESPIGNANI·A·/·BIANCH·S", and in exergue "MILITIBVS·QVI·PRO·PETRI·SEDE·PVGNANTES·OCCVBVERVNT/A·MDCCLXVII".
Provenance1923, Helen O. Bigelow; 1923, bequest of Helen O. Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 3, 1923)