257, Lot: 667. Estimate $100. Sold for $80. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Pius IX (Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti). 1846-1878. AR Medal (44mm, 33.82 g, 12h). By F. Bianchi. Dually-dated RY XXIV and AD 1867 in Roman numerals. Bust left, wearing zucchetto, mozzetta, and pallium / Monument to the casualties of Mentana erected at Campo Verana. Mazio 753; Rinaldi 63. Near EF, toned and lustrous, marks and rim nicks.