Scottsdale Mint depicts Jesus holding back the waves on its latest Biblical series silver coin
Scottsdale Mint’s latest ‘Biblical Series’ coin debuts today and is the fourth of six coins due for release in 2017 and the sixteenth overall. Struck in two ounces of fine silver, the coins are high-relief, rimless and sport an antique finish. This new coin reproduces a Gustave Dore’s woodcut of a scene from the bible that he produced in the 19th century. This one is called ‘Jesus stills the tempest‘ in which he is apparently more successful than King Canute was at getting water under control.
Another first-class representation of the original work, very little being lost in translation. The coin is packaged in a book-style case, although a six-coin leather-style collectors binder is available for the regular buyer and is a superior item. The coin sells for $179.99, but for 72 hours APMEX are knocking ten bucks off. If you want to know more about this high quality series check out our Coin Series Profile of the series where all the series is detailed and you can get a good look at one of the most ambitious series out there at the moment. We’ve added this one to it again.
2017 JACOB WRESTLING THE ANGEL SILVER COIN
DESCRIPTION
Calming the storm is one of the miracles of Jesus in the Gospels, namely in Matthew 8:23-27, Mark 4:35-41, and Luke 8:22-25. This episode is distinct from Jesus’ walk on water which also involves a boat on the lake and appears later in the narrative, in chapter 14 of Matthew.
According to the Gospels, one evening Jesus and his disciples were crossing the Sea of Galilee in a boat, when a furious storm came up, with the waves breaking over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion, but the disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?” The Gospel of Mark then states that:
He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?” They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”
REVERSE: Design inspired by Gustave Doré’s illustration of “Jesus Stills the Tempest”.
OBVERSE: Features the Raphael Maklouf likeness of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II surrounded by the weight, purity and face value.
Included certificate of authenticity lists Matthew 8:18-27 (NLT) which states: When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he instructed the disciples to cross to the other side of the lake. Then Jesus got into the boat and started across the lake with his disciples. Suddenly, a fierce storm struck the lake, with waves breaking into the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, “Lord save us! We’re going to drown”! Jesus responded, “Why are you afraid? You have so little faith”! Then he got up and rebuked the wind and waves, and suddenly all was calm. The disciples were amazed. “Who is this man”? they asked, “Even the winds and waves obey him”!
SPECIFICATION
| NAME | 2017 BIBLICAL SERIES |
| DENOMINATION | $2 New Zealand |
| COMPOSITION | 0.999 silver |
| WEIGHT | 62.2 grams |
| DIAMETER | 39 mm |
| FINISH | Antique |
| MODIFICATIONS | High relief |
| MINTAGE | 1,499 |
| BOX / COA | Yes / Yes |
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