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Pius IX: Construction of hospital for poor

(Italian, active 1848–1869)
1876
MintRome, Italy
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 44 mm (1 3/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Helen O. Bigelow
Accession numberRES.23.208
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "PIVS·IX·PONT·MAX·AN·XXX·" and on bust "[BIANCHI]". Reverse: Inscribed in exergue "PAVPERVM·COMMODITATI/AEDES·A·SOLO/ENSTRVCTAE/[ ]·BIANCH·F·".
Provenance1923, Helen O. Bigelow; 1923, bequest of Helen O. Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 3, 1923)