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- noun Plural form of
contorniate .
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Among the Romans conditions were analogous, with the exception that the medallions of the emperors approximate somewhat to the character of our medals, although they are, as a rule, duplicates of the legal monetary unit; the tokens (tesseroe), struck for the games, and the contorniates are even more closely related to the medal.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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Description historique et chronologique des monnaies de la république romaine (Paris, 1857); SABATIER, Description générale des médaillons contorniates; MOMMSEN, La monnaie dans l'antiquité (Paris, 1878-79);
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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Numerous representations, particularly on coins called contorniates, also testify to its general repute.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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