Arsaber 12

Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire
SexM
FloruitM/L VIII
PmbZ No.596
Variant NamesArsabir
TitlesBasilikos spatharios (dignity)
Seal SourcesZacos, G. and Veglery, A., Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. I (in 3 parts) (Basel, 1972).

Arsaber 12 was a basilikos spatharios; owner of a seal dateable to the second half of the eighth century: Zacos and Veglery 1739A. Obv.: cruciform monogram of Θεοτόκε βοήθει with .. - ς. - δου - λω in the corners. Rev.: Αρσα - βηρ β' ς - παθ'. The name and title read: Ἀρσαβὶρ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ. Arsaber 12's name suggests that he was of Armenian descent.

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