Educational Clay Painting Toy Athenian Owl

Educational clay painting toy featuring the Athenian tetradrachm or "Athenian Owl" (5th century BC). The goddess is depicted on the front side of this silver coin and on the other side appears the sacred bird of the goddess, the owl and the inscription ΑΘΕ (ATHE), the abbreviation for the name of the city of Athens. This educational painting activity helps children learn about ancient Greek coinage that circulated in many countries from the heyday of Athens in the 5th century BC until the times of Alexander the Great. Today, the owl is depicted on the Greek one-euro coin.