contorniateadj.n.

/kənˈtɔːnɪət/

Etymology: < Italian contorno circuit, contour: so French contorniate adjective feminine.

A. adj.

Of a medal or coin: Having a deep furrow round the disc, within the edge.

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society > communication > record > memorial or monument > medal > [adjective] > type of

contorniate1692

contorniated1728

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > [adjective] > having furrowed edge

contorniate1692

contorniated1728

1692 O. Walker Greek & Rom. Hist. 25 Medals Contorniate, tho of a bad Master, are rare.

1855 E. F. Rimbault in E. J. Hopkins & E. F. Rimbault Organ i.8 A contorniate coin of the Emperor Nero.

1889 S. W. Stevenson Dict. Rom. Coins (at cited word) Contorniate medals present this peculiarity, that there is scarcely ever any apparent connexion between the obverse and the reverse.

B. n.

A medal (or coin) having such a furrowed circumference: applied by modern numismatists to certain brass pieces of Nero and other Roman emperors, the purpose of which is uncertain.

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society > communication > record > memorial or monument > medal > [noun] > type of

jetton1687

medalet1789

contorniate1825

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > [noun] > coin with furrowed edge

contorniate1825

1825 T. D. Fosbroke Encycl. Antiq. II. xxi. 884 Contorniates..are mostly between two and three inches [in] diameter.

1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) §207. 198 The contorniati distributed at public games.

1889 S. W. Stevenson Dict. Rom. Coins (at cited word) All writers appear..to agree in considering that contorniates were not of the nature and value of money..All contorniates are of brass.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	contorniate
释义	contorniateadj.n. /kənˈtɔːnɪət/ Etymology: < Italian contorno circuit, contour: so French contorniate adjective feminine. A. adj. Of a medal or coin: Having a deep furrow round the disc, within the edge. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > memorial or monument > medal > [adjective] > type of contorniate1692 contorniated1728 society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > [adjective] > having furrowed edge contorniate1692 contorniated1728 1692 O. Walker Greek & Rom. Hist. 25 Medals Contorniate, tho of a bad Master, are rare. 1855 E. F. Rimbault in E. J. Hopkins & E. F. Rimbault Organ i.8 A contorniate coin of the Emperor Nero. 1889 S. W. Stevenson Dict. Rom. Coins (at cited word) Contorniate medals present this peculiarity, that there is scarcely ever any apparent connexion between the obverse and the reverse. B. n. A medal (or coin) having such a furrowed circumference: applied by modern numismatists to certain brass pieces of Nero and other Roman emperors, the purpose of which is uncertain. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > memorial or monument > medal > [noun] > type of jetton1687 medalet1789 contorniate1825 society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > [noun] > coin with furrowed edge contorniate1825 1825 T. D. Fosbroke Encycl. Antiq. II. xxi. 884 Contorniates..are mostly between two and three inches [in] diameter. 1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) §207. 198 The contorniati distributed at public games. 1889 S. W. Stevenson Dict. Rom. Coins (at cited word) All writers appear..to agree in considering that contorniates were not of the nature and value of money..All contorniates are of brass. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.n.1692
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