380, Lot: 664. Estimate $75. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Papale (prigioniero del Vaticano). Pius IX. 1846-1878. WM Medal (45mm, 29.53 g, 12h). On His Election as Pope, 16 June 1846. By Allen & Moore. Birmingham mint, S. Weiss, Director. Bust left, wearing zucchetto / Virgin Mary and Justice standing on either side of draped altar surmounted by papal tiara; above, Dove of the Holy Spirit. Lincoln 2231. EF, proof-like surfaces, a few light scratches on obverse.