κέρμα, ατος, τό,
(κείρω) fragment, κέρματα θηρείων μελέων uncertain reading in [[ 5th c.BC: Empedocles Poeta Philosophus 101.1; τὰ κ. τοῦ ἡνωμένου ἡνωμένα 5th-6th c.AD: Damascius Philosophus “de Principiis” 107, compare 10th c.AD: Suidas Legal icographus ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; but mostly,
__2 coin, ἐγκάψας τὸ κ. εἰς τὴν γνάθον [[ 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 128.7; μικροῦ πρίασθαι κ. τὴν ἡδονήν 4th c.BC: Eubulus Comicus 67.7, compare 4th c.BC: Amphis Comicus 5, 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 131 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; collectively, cash, [[ 5th c.BC: Theopompus Comicus 30, 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Epicteti Dissertationes” 2.10.14, +others, “Cat.Codex Astr.” 7.244;] Refs 5th c.BC+] especially of copper money, opposed to silver (ἀργύριον), [[ “PGen.” 77.5 (2nd-3rd c.AD)] Refs 2nd c.AD+]: frequently in plural, μικρὰ κ. [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1108, compare “Pl.” 379, 4th c.BC: Eubulus Comicus 84.1 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; διδοὺς κέρματα Test. cited in [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.107, compare 4th c.BC: Theopompus Historicus 89a, “UPZ” 81 iv 20, 145 xi 71 (2nd c.BC), 4th c.AD: Alciphro Epistolographus 1.2, “Anthologia Graeca” 5.44 (from Cillactor). ] Refs 4th c.BC+]