Lot 846
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Pius IX, Opening of the first Papal Railway, 1856, by Pietro Giromatti, bust right, wearing berretta, mozzetta and stole, signed P.G.F. below, rev. angel sitting on steam train, signed and dated in exergue, 44mm. (Bart.857; L.2284; Moyaux 224), extremely fine
Pius IX, Opening of the first Papal Railway, 1856, by Pietro Giromatti, bust right, wearing berretta, mozzetta and stole, signed P.G.F. below, rev. angel sitting on steam train, signed and dated in exergue, 44mm. (Bart.857; L.2284; Moyaux 224), extremely fine

Details
Pius IX, Opening of the first Papal Railway, 1856, by Pietro Giromatti, bust right, wearing berretta, mozzetta and stole, signed P.G.F. below, rev. angel sitting on steam train, signed and dated in exergue, 44mm. (Bart.857; L.2284; Moyaux 224), extremely fine

Lot Essay

The annual medal for 1857 celebrates the opening of the short railway linking Rome and Frascati.

See also colour plate