Arsaber 4

Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire
SexM
FloruitIX
PmbZ No.606
Variant NamesArsabir
EthnicityArmenian
LocationsStauropolis (Caria) (officeplace);
Stauropolis (Caria)
TitlesDioiketes, Stauroupolis (Caria) (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).

Arsaber 4 was dioiketes of Stauropolis; owner of seals dateable to the ninth century: DOSeals II 66.2a, 66.2b, 66.2c, 66.2d (66.2a and 66.2c = Zacos and Veglery 1732a and 1732b). Obv.: cruciform monogram of Θεοτόκε βοήθει, with τω - σω - δου - λω in the corners. Rev.: +Αρσα - βιρ διοικι - τη Σταυρου - πολε'. The name and title read: Ἀρσαβὶρ διοικητῇ Σταυρουπόλεως. The name indicates an Armenian origin.

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