κέρμα,ατος,τό, (κείρω)
A. fragment,κέρματα θηρείων μελέωνdub.l. in Emp. 101.1 ; τὰ κ. τοῦ ἡνωμένου ἡνωμένα
Dam. Pr. 107
, cf. Suid. ; but mostly,
2. coin, ἐγκάψας τὸ κ. εἰς τὴν γνάθον
Alex. 128.7
; μικροῦ πρίασθαι κ. τὴν ἡδονήν
Eub. 67.7
, cf. Amphis 5 , Antiph. 131 ; collectively,cash, Theopomp.Com. 30 , Arr. Epict. 2.10.14 , al.,Cat.Cod. Astr.
7.244 ; esp. of copper money, opp. silver (ἀργύριον), PGen. 77.5
(ii/iii A.D.): freq. in pl., μικρὰ κ.
Ar. Av. 1108
, cf. Pl. 379 , Eub. 84.1 ;διδοὺς κέρματαTest. ap. D. 21.107 , cf. Theopomp.Hist. 89a , UPZ 81 iv 20 , 145 xi 71
(ii B.C.), Alciphr. 1.2 , AP 5.44 (Cillactor).