Contorniate

[kәn'tɔ:niәt]

Definition

(n.) Alt. of Contorniate

(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.

Checker: Millicent

Definition

n. a coin or medal with a deep groove round the disc.—adj. having this.

Inputed by Huntington