δραχμή
Alt. δραχμή, ἡ,
Gram. n draxm h_hs suff_acc fem
Etym. δράσσομαι
1. properly, "a handful", like δράγμα:—an Attic weight, "a drachm", weighing about 66 1/2 grains, the Aeginetan being = 2/3 Attic.
2. an Attic silver coin, "a drachma", worth 6 obols, i. e. 9 3/4 d., nearly = Roman "denarius" and Fr. "franc", Hdt., etc.