Medal - Thomason Medallic Bible (The interpretation of King Pharaoh's two dreams by Joseph; #17 of 60) ND
| (White metal) | 123 g | 73 mm |
| Location | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
|---|---|
| Type | Medals › Religious medals |
| Composition | (White metal) |
| Weight | 123 g |
| Diameter | 73 mm |
| Thickness | 4 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#324348 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Inscription on 33 lines between winged head of cherub ornaments
Script: Latin
Lettering:
1720 B.C
AND THE LORD WAS WITH JOSEPH
AND HIS MASTER POTIPHAR SAW IT
AND MADE HIM OVERSEER OF HIS HOUSE.
WHEN AN UNJUST CHARGE WAS MADE AGA
INST JOSEPH AND HE WAS CAST INTO PRISON.
IN THE SAME PRISON WAS ALSO THE BUTLER
AND THE BAKER OF PHARAOH KING OF EGYPT. AND
THE BUTLER AND THE BAKER EACH DREAM'D A
DREAM WHILST IN PRISON AND TOLD IT TO JOSEPH
AND JOSEPH INTERPRETED IT AND TOLD THE BUT
LER THAT HE WOULD BE RESTORD TO HIS PLACE BUT
THAT THE BAKER WOULD BE HANGED. AND IT SO CAME
TO PASS. AND AT THE END OF FULL TWO YEARS AFTER
WARDS PHARAOH DREAM'D TWO DREAMS. THE ONE
THAT HE SAW 7 LEAN KINE EAT UP 7 FAT KINE. AND THE
OTHER THAT 7 THIN EARS OF CORN DEVOUR'D 7 FULL
EARS OF CORN. AND HE CONSULTED ALL THE MAGICI
ANS AND WISE-MEN OF EGYPT BUT THERE WAS NO
ONE THAT COULD INTERPRET THE DREAMS. THE BUT
LER RECOLLECTING JOSEPH TOLD PHARAOH OF HIM AND
PHARAOH COMMANDED JOSEPH UNTO HIM. AND
JOSEPH INTERPRETED PHARAOH'S TWO DREAMS TO
BE THE SAME. THAT THERE SHALL BE 7 YEARS OF
GREAT PLENTY THROUGHOUT EGYPT. AND AFTER
THAT 7 YEARS OF GRIEVOUS FAMINE. AND HE AD
VISED PHARAOH TO LAY UP STORE THROUGHOUT
THE LAND. AND THE THING WAS GOOD IN THE EY
ES OF PHARAOH & HE MADE HIM RULER OVER
ALL THE LAND OF EGYPT. & PHARAOH CALLD
JOSEPH'S NAME ZAPHNATH PAANEAH
& GAVE HIM TO WIFE ASENATH DAU
GHTER OF THE PRIEST OF ON.
Engraver: Edward Thomason
Edge
Plain
Comment
An original Thomason’s Medallic Illustration of the Holy Scriptures [Bible], Number 17 - The interpretation of King Pharaoh's two dreams by Joseph. After Guido. (Thomason D. at lower obverse rim).The Thomason Medallic Bible is a set of sixty medals struck in 1830 that captures the essence of the entire Holy Bible in medallic art. The obverse designs were inspired by the works of well-known Renaissance artists and executed by several different engravers. The reverse of each medal contains a dense text quotation or explanation describing the topic of each medal. The set was produced in Birmingham, England by Sir Edward Thomason, who felt divinely inspired to “promote the glory of God by impressing the word of God upon gold, silver and other indestructible metals”. Birmingham, England, c. 1830.
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