| | ::What do you mean, the "obverse" is the same as the heads side. What if there are two people, sitting head to head at a desk and on holds up a coin and looks at the heads side. The other is looking at the tails. Therefore both sides are the "obverse", depending on which observer you ask. But I think this is extrapolating, because in this context you would not use the word "obverse". It would be relevant if two people are standing facing a large square block and they are talking about the face facing them (the obverse) and the other side (I guess, the reverse). Then it would be important to easily distinguish between the "reverse" and "obverse". | | ::What do you mean, the "obverse" is the same as the heads side. What if there are two people, sitting head to head at a desk and on holds up a coin and looks at the heads side. The other is looking at the tails. Therefore both sides are the "obverse", depending on which observer you ask. But I think this is extrapolating, because in this context you would not use the word "obverse". It would be relevant if two people are standing facing a large square block and they are talking about the face facing them (the obverse) and the other side (I guess, the reverse). Then it would be important to easily distinguish between the "reverse" and "obverse". |
| | + | :::For a coin, the obverse is the side with a picture of a head, regardless of who is looking at it and which side they are looking at. For an obelisk, the obverse is the side with the main inscription. I agree that "the side facing the observer" is a confusing definition and should not be used. [[User:Dbfirs|''<font face="verdana"><font color="blue">D</font><font color="#00ccff">b</font><font color="#44ffcc">f</font><font color="66ff66">i</font><font color="44ee44">r</font><font color="44aa44">s</font></font>'']] 07:57, 26 December 2012 (UTC) |
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