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Contorniate
{
, Con-tor′ni-ate
, ‖Con-tor′ni-aˊte
}Noun.
[It.
contorniato
, p. pr. of contorniare
to make a circuit or outline, fr. contorno
circuit, outline. See Contour
.] (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.