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Pius IX

(Italian, active 1848–1869)
1870
MintRome, Italy
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
Credit LineBequest of Helen O. Bigelow
Accession numberRES.23.205
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "PIVS·IX·PONT·MAX·AN·XXV·" and under bust "I·BIANCHI·S·". Reverse: Inscribed below "VESPIGNANI·A·" and in exergue "COEMETERIVM·VRB·AD·AGR·VERANVM/INSIGNI·IN·FRONTEM·EXSTRVCTIONE/A·CHR·MDCCCLXX·/I·BIANCH·S·".
Provenance1923, Helen O. Bigelow; 1923, bequest of Helen O. Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 3, 1923)