Lot 209
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Pius IX Ferretti, silver medal 1853, 43mm., by Giuseppe cebara, bust left, wearing berretta, mozzetta and stole, ANNO VIII, rev. interior of the Lateran Museum (Bart.854; Lincoln 2278), good very fine
Pius IX Ferretti, silver medal 1853, 43mm., by Giuseppe cebara, bust left, wearing berretta, mozzetta and stole, ANNO VIII, rev. interior of the Lateran Museum (Bart.854; Lincoln 2278), good very fine

Details
Pius IX Ferretti, silver medal 1853, 43mm., by Giuseppe cebara, bust left, wearing berretta, mozzetta and stole, ANNO VIII, rev. interior of the Lateran Museum (Bart.854; Lincoln 2278), good very fine

Lot Essay

Plans for the creation of museums to house the Vatican collections were initiated by Gregory XVI. This annual medal shows the Museo Profano which occupied the ground floor of the Vatican Palace.