Pius IX, Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti of Senigallia. Pope from 1846 to 1878. Restoration of the monuments on the Appian Way. Silver annual medal 1852 Year VII. By Bonfiglio Zaccagnini. (Silver 43.58 mm, 32.85 g). PIVS IX PONTIFEX MAXIMVS ANNO VII Bust right with zucchetto, mozzetta and stole decorated with the Pope Insignia, The Malta Cross, The Body and Blood of Christ and the Holy Spirit; under the shoulder cut, BONFIL ZACCAGNINI INC Rev. VIA APPIA RESTITVTA St. Sebastian lying down and pierced by arrows; in the background, the Ancient Appian Way with its sepulchral monuments; in evidence to right, the church of St. Sebastian, to left, the tomb of Cecilia Metella. In exergue, A TEMP S SEBASTIANI PX M AD BOVILLAS; below, B ZACCAGNINI FECIT. Bartolotti 1988, p. 107, VII – n. 1. Bartolotti 1967, 852. Modesti 2009, 319. Lincoln 2271. Nearly Extremely Fine. Nice patina. 3068 silver specimens minted. Ex Tkalec, May 7, 2008 part II, lot 839. The medal refers to the renovation works carried out on the Ancient Appian Way and to the restorations made on some of its most important monuments.