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Definition of Contorniate

Contorniate
Contorniate Con*tor"ni*ate, Contorniate 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.
Contorniate
Contorniate Con*tor"ni*ate, Contorniate 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.

Meaning of Contorniate from wikipedia

- A contorniate, or contourniate (UK pronunciation: /kənˈtɔːnɪət/), is a type of ancient Roman medal or medallion of bronze issued in the fourth and fifth...
- Abduction of the Sabine Women in Context: The Iconography on Late Antique Contorniate Medallions". American Journal of Archaeology. 112 (1): 126. doi:10.3764/aja...
- the keys. The small instrument that is often taken for a syrinx on a contorniate medallion of Sallust in the Cabinet Impérial de France in Paris may be...
- nummi of great weight, mostly minted at Ravenna and Milan, and some contorniates, mostly in Rome, but probably also in Ravenna. The diffusion of Christianity...
- Christian poet Prudentius denounced his worship in 384, while a set of seven contorniates depicting Antinous were issued, based upon the designs of those issued...
- Abduction of the Sabine Women in Context: The Iconography on Late Antique Contorniate Medallions". American Journal of Archaeology. 112 (1): 121–142. doi:10...
- which shows a charioteer with his team. A similar depiction exists on a contorniate found in Trier, and there is also a relief with a horse driver in the...
- sources. Of particular importance was the cataloging of the so-called Contorniate coins, which opened up a new, hitherto almost unknown source, especially...
- of C. H. Ryder. 1895. p. 57. "George A. Jarvis, New York". Tokens and contorniates. Museum of Fine Arts. Retrieved October 6, 2016. Caroline Bancroft (October...