mural crown

mural crown
murally, adv.
1. a golden crown formed with indentations to resemble a battlement, bestowed by the ancient Romans on the soldiers who first mounted the wall of a besieged place and there lodged a standard.
2. Also called mural coronet. Heraldry. a representation of an embattled coronet, often appearing on municipal arms.
[1540-50]

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