257, Lot: 666. Estimate $100. Sold for $125. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Pius IX (Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti). 1846-1878. AR Medal (44mm, 34.01 g, 12h). By F. Bianchi. Dually-dated RY XXII and AD 1868. Bust left, wearing zucchetto, mozzetta, and pallium / Interior view of the
Galleria Piana in the Vatican Palace. Mazio 752; Rinaldi 62. Near EF, toned and lustrous, marks and rim nicks.