Illustration
Upon death, ancient Greek culture called for placing a coin, or obol, in the mouth of the deceased to pay Charon for rowing him/her across the River Styx to the afterlife.
License
Based on Wikipedia content that has been reviewed, edited, and republished.
Original image by Falconaumanni. Uploaded by Karen Barrett-Wilt, published on 30 October 2014 under the following license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike. This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit you and license their new creations under the identical terms. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
Related Images
Charon
Ghosts in the Ancient World
A Ghost Story of Ancient Egypt
Ghosts in Ancient China
An Ancient Ghost Story: Philinnion & Machates
Ancient Mesopotamian Beliefs in the Afterlife
Cite This Work
APA Style
Falconaumanni, . (2014, October 30). Roman Skull with Obol in Mouth. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3218/roman-skull-with-obol-in-mouth/
Chicago Style
Falconaumanni, . "Roman Skull with Obol in Mouth." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified October 30, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3218/roman-skull-with-obol-in-mouth/.
MLA Style
Falconaumanni, . "Roman Skull with Obol in Mouth." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 30 Oct 2014. Web. 27 Oct 2021.