Arsaber 14

Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire
SexM
FloruitM VIII/M IX
PmbZ No.598
Variant NamesArsabir
TitlesBasilikos protospatharios (dignity);
Domestikos, Exkoubita (office)
Seal SourcesZacos, G. and Veglery, A., Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. I (in 3 parts) (Basel, 1972).

Arsaber 14 was a basilikos protospatharios and domestikos of the Exkoubiton; owner of a seal dateable between the mid eighth century and the mid ninth: Zacos and Veglery 1738. Obv.: cruciform monogram of Κύριε βοήθει, with το - σω - δου - λω (sic) in the corners. Rev.: Αρσαβιρ - β' α' σπαθαριο - και δομεστικ - ω του εξκου - βιτου. The name and titles read: Ἀρσαβὶρ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ δομεστίκῳ τοῦ Ἐξκουβίτου. His name indicates an Armenian origin.

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