Anonymus 505

Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire
SexM
FloruitIX
Variant Nameso
LocationsOpsikion (officeplace);
Opsikion
TitlesBasilikos kandidatos (dignity);
Domestikos, Opsikion (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 505 was a basilikos kandidatos and domestikos of the Opsikion; owner of a seal dateable to the ninth century; his name is lost but may have included the letter ο (so Zacos and Veglery; doubted by DOSeals): DOSeals III 39. 3 = Zacos and Veglery 2578. Obv.: cruciform monogram of uncertain type, with .ω - σω - δου - λω in the corners. Rev.: ..ω.. - β' κανδιδ. - .δομεστικ. - .ου Οψικιου - +. The name and titles read: βασιλικῷ κανδιδάτῳ καὶ δομεστίκῳ τοῦ Ὀψικίου.

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