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title: Roman Skull with Obol in Mouth
author: Falconaumanni
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3218/roman-skull-with-obol-in-mouth/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Roman Skull with Obol in Mouth

_Authored by Falconaumanni_

## Image File

[![Roman Skull with Obol in Mouth](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3218.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3218.jpg)

## Image Caption

Upon [death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/), ancient [Greek culture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Greek_Culture/) called for placing a [coin](https://www.worldhistory.org/coinage/), or obol, in the mouth of the deceased to pay [Charon](https://www.worldhistory.org/Charon/) for rowing him/her across the River Styx to the afterlife.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Falconaumanni. (2014, October 30). Roman Skull with Obol in Mouth. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3218/roman-skull-with-obol-in-mouth/>
### Chicago
Falconaumanni. "Roman Skull with Obol in Mouth." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 30, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3218/roman-skull-with-obol-in-mouth/>.
### MLA
Falconaumanni. "Roman Skull with Obol in Mouth." *World History Encyclopedia*, 30 Oct 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3218/roman-skull-with-obol-in-mouth/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cr%C3%A1neo_con_dupondio.JPG) by [**Falconaumanni**](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cr%C3%A1neo_con_dupondio.JPG). Submitted by [Karen Barrett-Wilt](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/klbwilt/ "User Page: Karen Barrett-Wilt"), published on 30 October 2014. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.