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Leo XIII

(Italian, active 1848–1869)
1878
MintRome, Italy
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 44 mm (1 3/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Helen O. Bigelow
Accession numberRES.23.150
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "LEO·XIII·PONT·MAX·ANNO·I·" and under bust "I BIANCH.". Reverse: Inscribed at edge "DEO·AVCTORE·ECCLESIAE·VNIVERSAE·RECTOR·DATVS·X·KAL·MART·A·MDCCCLXXVIII·".
Provenance1923, Helen O. Bigelow; 1923, bequest of Helen O. Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 3, 1923)