χαλκίον,τό,
A. copper vessel, cauldron, kettle,
IG 12.393 , Ar. Ach. 1128 , Fr. 107 , 330 , Eup. 108 , 256 , X. Oec. 8.19 ;χ. θερμαντήριον,
= θερμαντήρ , IG 22.1416 , 4.39 (Aegina), Gal. 13.663 .
2. cymbal, τὸ Δωδωναῖον χ.,prov. of achatterbox,
Men. 66 , cf. Zen. 6.5 .
3. bowl of the κότταβος,
Poll. 6.110 .
4. copper ticketgiven to the dicasts, bearing the name of the court in which they were to serve, D. 39.10 .
5. piece of copper money,
πονηρὰ χαλκία
Ar. Ra. 724
(troch.); παραλαβὼν τὼ χαλκίω
Eub. 83
; cf. Poll. 9.90 .—Freq. writtenχαλκεῖονin codd., butχαλκίονis required by the metre in Com., and corroborated by Inscrr. (v. supr.), and Pap., PCair.Zen. 630.4