Ancient Charon's Obol Discovered in Portugal. A Charon's obol is the term for the coin or exonumia placed in or on the mouth of a dead person before burial. Roman's believed it as a payment or bribe for Charon, the ferryman who conveyed souls across the river that divided the world of the living from the world of the dead. Incredibly rare find. $3000. Free shipping. #oddities #oddity #oddinary #odditiesandcuriosities #odditiesforsale #odditiesandcuriositiesexpo #odditiescollection #odditiesfleamarket #odditiesshop #oddityshop #antiquity #ancient #ancienthistory #roman #ancientroman #ferryman #curiosidades #curiosity #curiosidade #curiosities #curiocabinet #odditiescollector #odditiesmarket #odditiesflea #roadsideoddities #oddities_for_all #maximalism #kunstkammer #cabinetofcuriosities #wunderkammer