Arsaber 19

Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire
SexM
FloruitM/L IX
PmbZ No.612
Variant NamesArsabir
TitlesBasilikos spatharios (dignity);
Protonotarios, Dromos (office)
Seal SourcesZacos, G. and Veglery, A., Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. I (in 3 parts) (Basel, 1972).

Arsabe 19 was a basilikos spatharios and protonotarios of the dromos; owner of a seal dateable to the second half of the ninth century: Zacos and Veglery 1739B. Obv.: cruciform monogram of Θεοτόκε βοήθει, with τω - σω - δου - λω in the corners. Rev.: Αρσα - βιρ β' σπαθ' - και α' νοταρ τ - ου δρομ. The betas are in the shape of a Latin capital R, indicating a date not before the early to mid ninth century. The name and titles read: Ἀρσαβὶρ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ πρωτονοταρίῳ τοῦ δρόμου. His name indicates an Armenian origin.

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