Anthimos 2 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | L VIII |
| Dates | 780 (tpq) / 797 (taq) |
| PmbZ No. | 488 |
| Occupation | Secretary |
| Titles | Hypatos (dignity); Archon of the Blattion (office); Basilikos asekretis (office); Genikos kommerkiarios (office) |
| Seal Sources | Laurent, V., Le corpus des sceaux de l'empire byzatin, V, 1-3, L'église (Paris, 1963-72); II, L'administration centrale (Paris, 1981); Oikonomides, N., A Collection of Dated Byzantine Lead Seals (Washington, DC, 1986); Zacos, G. and Veglery, A., Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. I (in 3 parts) (Basel, 1972). |
Anthimos 2 was hypatos, basilikos asekretis, genikos kommerkiarios and archon of the Blattion; owner of a seal dateable to the late eighth century (between 780 and 797, see below): Zacos and Veglery 275 = Laurent, Corpus II, no. 658 = Oikonomides, Dated Seals, p. 52, no. 42. Obv.: busts of the emperor Constantine VI (Konstantinos 8) and his mother Eirene 1. Rev.: busts of three recent emperors, Constantine V (Konstantinos 7), Leo III (Leo 3) and Leo IV (Leo 4), with the legend .νθιμω υπ' β' ας - ..ρ' γενικ' κομ - .ερκ' και αρχ' τ - ..α..... The name and titles read: [Ἀ]νθίμῳ ὑπάτῳ βασιλικῷ ἀσ[ηκ]ρῆτις γενικῷ κομ[μ]ερκιαρίῳ καὶ ἄρχοντι τοῦ [βλ]α[ττίου]. For the date, between 780 and 797, see Oikonomides, op. cit., p. 52.
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