Lot 843
843
Pius IX, 1852, by Bonfilio Zaccagnini, bust right, wearing berretta, mozzetta and stole, ANNO VII, signed below, rev. VIA APPIA RESTITVTA, the Via Appia, statue of Saint Sebastian in forground, signed in exergue, 44mm. (Bart.852; L.2271), about extremely fine
Pius IX, 1852, by Bonfilio Zaccagnini, bust right, wearing berretta, mozzetta and stole, ANNO VII, signed below, rev. VIA APPIA RESTITVTA, the Via Appia, statue of Saint Sebastian in forground, signed in exergue, 44mm. (Bart.852; L.2271), about extremely fine

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Pius IX, 1852, by Bonfilio Zaccagnini, bust right, wearing berretta, mozzetta and stole, ANNO VII, signed below, rev. VIA APPIA RESTITVTA, the Via Appia, statue of Saint Sebastian in forground, signed in exergue, 44mm. (Bart.852; L.2271), about extremely fine

Lot Essay

The annual medal for 1852 commemorates the work undertaken to improve the Via Appia and to preserve the more important monuments, including the tomb of Cecilia Metella (wife of Crassus), and the church of Saint Sebastian, formerly the Basilica Apostolorum.