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Leo XIII
Ignazio Bianchi (Italian, active 1848–1869)
Italian (Rome)
1878
Mint: Rome, Italy
Medium/Technique
Metal; bronze
Dimensions
Diameter and weight: 44 mm (1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Helen O. Bigelow
Accession NumberRES.23.150
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionCircular medal of Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903).
Obverse: Profile bust of Leo XIII looking to proper right; inscribed at edge "LEO·XIII·PONT·MAX·ANNO·I·" and under bust "I BIANCH.".
Reverse: Papal emblem at center; inscribed at edge "DEO·AVCTORE·ECCLESIAE·VNIVERSAE·RECTOR·DATVS·X·KAL·MART·A·MDCCCLXXVIII·".
Obverse: Profile bust of Leo XIII looking to proper right; inscribed at edge "LEO·XIII·PONT·MAX·ANNO·I·" and under bust "I BIANCH.".
Reverse: Papal emblem at center; inscribed at edge "DEO·AVCTORE·ECCLESIAE·VNIVERSAE·RECTOR·DATVS·X·KAL·MART·A·MDCCCLXXVIII·".
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "LEO·XIII·PONT·MAX·ANNO·I·" and under bust "I BIANCH.".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "DEO·AVCTORE·ECCLESIAE·VNIVERSAE·RECTOR·DATVS·X·KAL·MART·A·MDCCCLXXVIII·".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "DEO·AVCTORE·ECCLESIAE·VNIVERSAE·RECTOR·DATVS·X·KAL·MART·A·MDCCCLXXVIII·".
Provenance1923, Helen O. Bigelow; 1923, bequest of Helen O. Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 3, 1923)