Contorniate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kənˈtɔː(ɹ).ni.ət/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Contorniate is a noun meaning Having a furrow of this kind.
Meaning
Having a furrow of this kind.
More Meanings
- 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.
Example Sentences
Mr. Evans exhibited a fine contorniate, bearing the head of Nero
[…] by its close analogy with a more elaborate composition on a contorniate medal of the same Emperor, which was certainly commemorative of that event.
Word Forms
- contorniates
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include corona, concho, cross, encolpion, congiary, meta.
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