contorniate Meaning, Definition & Usage

Con*tor"ni*ate, Con*tor"ni*a`te noun (Also<
  • Contorniate
  • Contorniate
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Etymology
It. contorniato, p.pr. of contorniare to make a circuit or outline, fr. contorno circuit, outline. See Contour.
Definitions
  1. (Numis.) A species of medal or medallion of bronze, having a deep furrow on the contour or edge; -- supposed to have been struck in the days of Constantine and his successors. R. S. Poole.

Webster 1913