ALL meanings of contorniate
- adjective contorniate (of a coin or medallion) having a circular groove near the edge of the disc, the circumference of which is just smaller than the circumference of the object itself 3
- noun contorniate a contorniate coin or medallion 3
- noun contorniate 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. 1