Definitions from Wikipedia (Charon's obol)

▸ noun:  an allusive term for the coin placed in or on the mouthNeither ancient literary sources nor archaeological finds indicate that the ritual of Charon's obol explains the modern-era custom of placing a pair of coins on the eyes of the deceased, nor is the single coin said to have been placed under the tongue.


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