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Pius IX
Guiseppe Cerbara (Italian (Roman), 1770–1856)
Italian (Rome)
1852
Mint: Rome, Italy
Medium/Technique
Metal; bronze
Dimensions
Diameter and weight: 44 mm (1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Helen O. Bigelow
Accession NumberRES.23.187
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionCircular medal of Pope Pius IX (1792-1878).
Obverse: Profile bust of Pius IX looking to proper right; inscribed at edge "PIVS·IX·PONT·MAX·ANNO·VI·" and under bust "GIVS.CERBARA.F.".
Reverse: Aquaduct with two buildings in background; inscribed in exergue "ALBANO ET AEICIA/PONTE CONIVNCTIN/MDCCCLI".
Obverse: Profile bust of Pius IX looking to proper right; inscribed at edge "PIVS·IX·PONT·MAX·ANNO·VI·" and under bust "GIVS.CERBARA.F.".
Reverse: Aquaduct with two buildings in background; inscribed in exergue "ALBANO ET AEICIA/PONTE CONIVNCTIN/MDCCCLI".
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "PIVS·IX·PONT·MAX·ANNO·VI·" and under bust "GIVS.CERBARA.F.".
Reverse: Inscribed in exergue "ALBANO ET AEICIA/PONTE CONIVNCTIN/MDCCCLI".
Reverse: Inscribed in exergue "ALBANO ET AEICIA/PONTE CONIVNCTIN/MDCCCLI".
Provenance1923, Helen O. Bigelow; 1923, bequest of Helen O. Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 3, 1923)