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Pius IX
Italian (Rome)
1851
Mint: Rome, Italy
Medium/Technique
Metal; bronze
Dimensions
Diameter and weight: 38 mm (1 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Helen O. Bigelow
Accession NumberRES.23.160
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionCircular medal of Pope Pius IX (1792-1878).
Obverse: Colosseum with saint above; inscribed at edge "[rosette]AN·C·AB EXITV LEONARDI FVND·PATRONI COELESTIS [rosette] M·DCC·LI·" and below.
Reverse: Cross above, flanked by two hearts, each initialed and two papal heraldic devices below; inscribed at edge "[rosette] SODALES AB ITINERE D N AD CRVC [rosette] PIO IX P·M·PATRONO·".
Obverse: Colosseum with saint above; inscribed at edge "[rosette]AN·C·AB EXITV LEONARDI FVND·PATRONI COELESTIS [rosette] M·DCC·LI·" and below.
Reverse: Cross above, flanked by two hearts, each initialed and two papal heraldic devices below; inscribed at edge "[rosette] SODALES AB ITINERE D N AD CRVC [rosette] PIO IX P·M·PATRONO·".
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "[rosette]AN·C·AB EXITV LEONARDI FVND·PATRONI COELESTIS [rosette] M·DCC·LI·" and below.
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "[rosette] SODALES AB ITINERE D N AD CRVC [rosette] PIO IX P·M·PATRONO·".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "[rosette] SODALES AB ITINERE D N AD CRVC [rosette] PIO IX P·M·PATRONO·".
Provenance1923, Helen O. Bigelow; 1923, bequest of Helen O. Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 3, 1923)