Con*tor"ni*ate (?), Con*tor"ni*a`te (?), n., [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.
© Webster 1913.
Con*tor"ni*ate (?), Con*tor"ni*a`te (?), n., [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.
© Webster 1913.