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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bert Gedin, post: 3344187, member: 92556&quot;]Brief research, literally of only a few minutes, tells of Papias of Hierapolis, Greek Apostolic father, Bishop of Hierapolis (modern Pamukkale, Turkey) and author, who lived c. 60-163 AD. Papias wrote the Exposition of the Sayings of the Lord, 5 books of Greek Christianity, now, mainly, lost. - The mythological creature on the Reverse is a Griffin, &quot;said to guard the gold of India. The Greeks believed that griffins guarded the gold mines of the Scythians. It is a common bearing in heraldry where it symbolises the combined qualities of eagle and lion - watchfulness and courage. As a Christian symbol it signifies the dual nature of Christ, divine (bird) and human (animal)….&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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