ITALY, Arco in piazza del Popolo in onore del Pius IX, Rome [The Arch in Piazza del Popolo in honour of Pius IX], 1846, a copper medal by N. Cerbara, bust of Pius IX left in skull cap, rev. elevation of a triumphal arch, on top of which the Pope stands between figures of Justitia and Abundantia, 62mm, 120.47g (Bartolotti I-34; Spink 2238; cf. Münz Zentrum Rheinland 103, 6896). Very fine £40-£60

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals.

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The triumphal arch, designed by the architect Felice Cicconetti in honour of the new pope, Pius IX, was opened on 8 September 1846.