Usually means: Ancient Roman medals with broad rims.
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  1. contorniate: Merriam-Webster
  2. contorniate: Collins English Dictionary
  3. contorniate: Wordnik
  4. contorniate: Wiktionary
  5. Contorniate: Dictionary.com
  6. Contorniate: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. Contorniate: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  8. Contorniate: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  9. contorniate: FreeDictionary.org
  10. contorniate: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  11. Contorniate: TheFreeDictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (contorniate)

noun:  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.
adjective:  Having a furrow of this kind.

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