Charon's obol

English thumb|Roman skull with a Charon's obol in the mouth Noun + en Greek mythology Roman mythology A coin placed in or on the mouth of a deceased person as a bribe or payment for Charon, the ferryman of Hades. en death penny en 2018 Rory Naismith Money and Coinage in the Middle Ages 337 9789004383098 https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Money_and_Coinage_in_the_Middle_Ages/2vYMEQAAQBAJ Also, the Charon's obol of classical tradition was a low-value coin, a symbol that death makes rich and poor equal. en 2020 Franco De Angelis A Companion to Greeks Across the Ancient World 445 9781118271568 https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/A_Companion_to_Greeks_Across_the_Ancient/4NDaDwAAQBAJ However, in tombs all over the cemetery the use of "Charon's obols" was widely practiced, primarily in the form of the local Kolkhidki minted after the Persian weight standard. en 2022 Glenn W. Most Studies on the Derveni Papyrus, Volume II 318 9780192855954 https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Studies_on_the_Derveni_Papyrus_Volume_II/KaWGEAAAQBAJ In Pieria, particularly, gold coins or pseudo-coins were employed as lamellae, also being inscribed and on at least two occasions deposited in the burial in the same way as a Charon's obol. Translations coin placed in or on the mouth of a deceased person as a bribe or payment for Charo Czech: cs obol mrtvých m French: fr obole de Charon f German: de Charonspfennig m Greek: el Italian: it obolo di Caronte m Polish: pl obol Charona m, pl obol zmarłych m Portuguese: pt óbolo de Caronte m Russian: ru обо́л Харо́на m Spanish: es óbolo de Caronte m Thai: th เหรียญของแครอน Ukrainian: uk обо́л Харо́на m Further reading Charon's obol en Coins Death