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Obverse and reverse
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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 smalle
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. Le
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 portrai
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.
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.
Recto and verso
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Recto is the "right" or "front" side and verso is the "left" or "back" side when text is written or printed on a leaf of paper in a bound item such as a codex, book, broadsheet, or pamphlet.
Obverse and reverse
…used than obverse, while usage of reverse is widespread. The equivalent terms used in codicology, manuscript studies, print studies and publishing are "recto" and "verso". Generally, the side of a coin with the larger-scale image will be called the obverse (especially if the image is a single head) and, if that does not…
Grandes Heures of Anne of Brittany, f. 189v-190r
Grandes Heures of Anne of Brittany, f. 189v-190r
Liji
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Hypatian Codex, folio 3 verso, pencil-marked "3 об" in the top left corner. At Izbornyk, this is written as "/л.3об./".
Hypatian Codex, folio 3 verso, pencil-marked "3 об" in the top left corner. At Izbornyk, this is written as "/л.3об./".