contorniate /kənˈtɔː(ɹ).ni.ət/adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •Having a furrow of this kind.[…] by its close analogy with a more elaborate composition on a contorniate medal of the same Emperor, which was certainly commemorative of that event. — 1888 noun1 •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.Mr. Evans exhibited a fine contorniate, bearing the head of Nero — 1864 formscontorniates
