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Gregory XVI
Nicola Cerbara (Italian (Roman), 1796–1869)
Italian (Rome)
1831
Mint: Rome, Italy
Medium/Technique
Metal; bronze
Dimensions
Diameter and weight: 52 mm (2 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Helen O. Bigelow
Accession NumberRES.23.167
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionCircular medal of Pope Gregory XVI (1765-1846)
Obverse: Bust of Gregory XVI looking to proper right; inscribed at edge "GREGORIO·XVI·PONTIFICE·MASSIMO" and under bust "NIC·CERBARA·F".
Reverse: Façade of Pantheon; inscribed at edge "INSIGNE·CONGREGAZIONE·ARTISTICA·DEI·VIRTVOSI·AL·PANTHEON", below "N·CERBARA", and in exergue "CONCORSO·GREGORIANO/PREMIO".
Obverse: Bust of Gregory XVI looking to proper right; inscribed at edge "GREGORIO·XVI·PONTIFICE·MASSIMO" and under bust "NIC·CERBARA·F".
Reverse: Façade of Pantheon; inscribed at edge "INSIGNE·CONGREGAZIONE·ARTISTICA·DEI·VIRTVOSI·AL·PANTHEON", below "N·CERBARA", and in exergue "CONCORSO·GREGORIANO/PREMIO".
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "GREGORIO·XVI·PONTIFICE·MASSIMO" and under bust "NIC·CERBARA·F".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "INSIGNE·CONGREGAZIONE·ARTISTICA·DEI·VIRTVOSI·AL·PANTHEON", below "N·CERBARA", and in exergue "CONCORSO·GREGORIANO/PREMIO".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "INSIGNE·CONGREGAZIONE·ARTISTICA·DEI·VIRTVOSI·AL·PANTHEON", below "N·CERBARA", and in exergue "CONCORSO·GREGORIANO/PREMIO".
Provenance1923, Helen O. Bigelow; 1923, bequest of Helen O. Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 3, 1923)