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On ancient coins, it was customary to have the head of the god or sometimes, the ruler, on the front or obverse and something else on the reverse. Athens' Tetradrachma with the head of Athena in profile on the front and an owl on the back is a familiar example of this practice.

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Obverse comes from the Latin. It is based on the Latin preposition ob 'towards' and the verb vertere 'to turn'.

For me there is only one way to pronounce the word obverse, but judging from the online dictionary definitions' phonetic pronunciations, I gather there are at least three subtle variations. I pronounce this word like the [ob] in the word 'hob-nob' + the word 'verse'. (Of course, that begs the question of how I pronounce hobnob.) If you pronounce it differently, please describe your pronunciation.

Thursday's Term to Learn - Obverse originally appeared on About.com Ancient / Classical History on Thursday, December 17th, 2009 at 15:38:27.

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Saturnalia is finally here. Today (a.d. XVI Kal. Ian.) is the first day of the very popular Roman's winter solstice celebration. In Cicero's day, the festival lasted 7 days. The author of a work called Saturnalia, Macrobius, says the festival originally began on the 19th, but was pushed back to the 17th with the calendar reform by Julius Caesar. Although it was a festival for Saturn (and Ops), with religious rites and a public banquet, it was also a private festival, with gift giving and role reversal. Slaves were allowed to gamble and didn't have to work.

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"This day in ancient history" caveat: please see Unreliability of Dates.

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Well done, Anna. This is a fascinating introduction to a timely and exciting project. I can't wait to hear more about your work.

- Jenna McWilliams