{ 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.
{ 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.