Pius IX, golden jubilee 1877, by Giuseppe Bianchi and Filippo Speranza, bust left, wearing berretta, mozzetta and stole, signed below, rev. text in nine lines within wreath, signed below, 83mm., 291.06g. (Bart.21), small mark on cheek, otherwise extremely fine
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Pius IX, golden jubilee 1877, by Giuseppe Bianchi and Filippo Speranza, bust left, wearing berretta, mozzetta and stole, signed below, rev. text in nine lines within wreath, signed below, 83mm., 291.06g. (Bart.21), small mark on cheek, otherwise extremely fine
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From the College of Cardinals, marking the 50th anniversary of the Pope's consecration as a Bishop.