Anonymus 459 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
Sex | M |
Floruit | M/L VIII |
Variant Names | a |
Locations | Opsikion; Opsikion (officeplace) |
Titles | Basilikos protospatharios (dignity); Patrikios (dignity); Komes, Opsikion (office) |
Seal Sources | Dumbarton Oaks, A Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, eds., J. Nesbitt and N. Oikonomides (Washington, DC, 1991-); Zacos, G. and Veglery, A., Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. I (in 3 parts) (Basel, 1972). |
Anonymus 459 was a patrikios, basilikos protospatharios and komes of the Opsikion; owner of a seal dateable to the second half of the eighth century; his name is missing but included the letter .α.: DOSeals III 39. 38 = Zacos and Veglery 2606. Obv.: cruciform monogram of Θεοτόκε βοήθει, with .. - σω - δου - λω in the corners. Rev.: ...α.. - πατρικιω - β' α' σπαθα - ριω . κομ' - του οψικ - ιου. The name and titles read: ...α.. πατρικίῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ κόμητι τοῦ Ὀψικίου.
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