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Lot # 706
Pius IX, Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti of Senigallia. Pope from 1846 to 1878. Uniface gilt bronze medal of maximum module. By Nicola Cerbara. (Gilted bronze, 81.53 mm, 316.50 g). PIVS IX PONT MAX Bust to left with zucchetto, mozzetta and stole decorated with the Pope insignia, the Dove, grapes and plant spirals; below the bust, NIC CERBARA F. All within a wreath of laurel and oak leaves. Cfr. Bartolotti 1971 n. 1–11 (with rev.). Nearly Uncirculated. Ex ArtCoins Roma/Bertolami auction 5, May 14, 2012, lot 1268. As for the minting of this medal, the obverse executed by the engraver Nicola Cerbara was used in all his maximum module medals representing Pius IX.