1087284 | VATICAN CITY. Pius XII. (Pontiff, 1939-1958). An XIV (1952) AR Medal. PCGS SP65. By Aurelio Mistruzzi. Edge: Plain. PIVS XII PONTIFEX - MAXIMVS A XIV. Bust, left; signed below truncation / APOSTOLORVM PRINCIPIS SEPVLCRVM REPERTVM. The Vatican grotto and the sepulcher of St. Peter. Bartolotti E 952; Cusumano Modesti 203.

Struck to commemorate the discovery of the sepulcher of St. Peter .


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The Pope permitted excavations in the Vatican grottoes to ascertain what was left of the tomb of the apostle Peter after numerous studies were done on the Vatican Basilica. Searches appeared to verify with some certainty to the location of the sepulcher right under the altar of the confessional.