Arsaber 2 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | IX |
| PmbZ No. | 604 |
| Locations | Thessalonike (officeplace); Thessalonike |
| Titles | Basilikos protospatharios (dignity); Strategos, Thessalonike (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). |
Arsaber 2 was a basilikos protospatharios and strategos of Thessalonike; owner of a seal dateable to the ninth century: DOSeals I 18.61 = Zacos and Veglery 1739. Obv.: cruciform monogram of Θεοτόκε βοήθει with τω - σω - .ου - .. in the corners. Rev.: Αρσαβ - β' α' σπα' - ρα' Θες. The name and titles read: Ἀρσαβὴρ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ Θεσσαλονίκης. His name indicates an Armenian origin.
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