The obverse and reverse are the two flat faces of coins and some other two-sided objects, including paper money, flags, seals, medals, drawings, old master prints and other works of art, and printed f
Roman Imperial coin of Tranquillina, struck c. 241, with her portrait on the obverse and her marriage to Gordian III depicted on the reverse in smaller scale; the coin exhibits the obverse – "head", and reverse – "tail" – a convention that still dominates much coinage today. Legends: SABINIA TRANQVILLINA AVG / CONCORDIA AVGG.
A Roman imperial coin of Marcus Claudius Tacitus, who ruled briefly from 275 to 276, follows the convention of obverse and reverse coin traditions. Legend: IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG / VICTORIA GOTTHI
On this tetradrachm of Athens, struck in the mid 5th century BC, the head of Athena is regarded as the obverse because of its larger scale and portrait; the entire owl is depicted in a smaller scale on the reverse. Legend: ΑΘΕ[ΝΑΙOΝ], ie "of Athenians".
Obverse of the tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, intended to be seen as a deity, wearing the attributes of the hero Heracles. Struck in 325 BC.
Numismatics is the study or collection of currency, including coins, tokens, paper money, medals, and related objects. Experts of this study, known as numismatists, are often characterized as students
Coin collectors and enthusiasts at an exhibition organized by the Numismatic Society of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, in 2022
Numismatic specimens from Ancient, medieval and British India, made of silver.
Alexander the Great memorial tetradrachm from the Temnos mint, struck in c. 188–170 BC