Contorniate

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  • n. A bronze medal or medallion with a deep furrow on the contour or edge, supposed to have been struck in the days of Constantine and his successors.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having a furrowed circumference or circular furrow.
  • n. A coin or medal having such a circumference: a term applied by numismatists to certain Roman copper pieces, which are characterized by having on each side a circular furrow.
    • Word Usage
    "The term contorniate is applied to a large circular copper coin with a raised rim, used principally in connection with the circensian games."
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