Anonymus 465

Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire
SexM
FloruitM/L VIII
Variant Namesos
LocationsOptimatoi;
Optimatoi (officeplace)
TitlesBasilikos protospatharios (dignity);
Domestikos, Optimatoi (office)
Seal SourcesDumbarton 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 465 was a basilikos protospatharios and domestikos of the Optimatoi; owner of a seal dateable to the second half of the eighth century; his name is lost but ended with the letters ος: DOSeals III 71. 17 = Zacos and Veglery 2624. Obv.: cruciform monogram of uncertain type, with τω - δου - λ. - .. in the corners. Rev.: Ο. - .ω β' α' ς - πα' και δομ - στ' των - Οπτι.. The name and titles read: ...ω βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ δομεστίκῳ τῶν Ὀπτιμάτων.

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