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Auction: 12009 - The Magnus Collection, Ancient, English & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 284

Vatican, Pius IX (1846-78), Concilio Ecumenico 1869, large silver medal by Giuseppe Bianchi, bust left, rev. Christ giving the keys to St. Peter, 74mm. (Bart.(i) XXIV, 8), mint state encased in a silver frame, the obverse protected by lunette, with ring for suspension (as presented to senior church dignitaries for wear), in contemporary case, rare Estimate £ 250-350

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