Italian States, Papal, 1856, Medal, EF; Italian States, Papal, 1856 Medal, EF, Pius IX, 1846-78 by Filippo Speranza. Bronze 48 mm. Bust right/Christ asleep in the boat with his terrified apostles in a tempestuous sea (1869, Bartolotti -; BDM V/p.197), a few surface marks. No date but the reference Forrer (BDM V/p.197) notes: 'In 1869 Speranza engraved the official annual medal showing Christ asleep in the boat.
Estimate: $125