Arsaber 21

Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire
SexM
FloruitIX
PmbZ No.605
LocationsMiletos (Caria) (topographical);
Miletos (Caria) (officeplace)
TitlesDioiketes, Miletos (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 21 was dioiketes of Miletos; owner of a seal dateable to the ninth century: DOSeals III 26.1 = Zacos and Veglery 1731b. Obv.: cruciform monogram of Θεοτόκε βοήθει with τω - σω - δου - λω in the corners. Rev.: +Αρσα - .ηρ διοι - .ιτη Μη - ..... The name and title were read by Zacos and Veglery as: Αρσαβὴρ διοικητῇ Μυτιλήνης, but Nesbitt and Oikonomides, the editors of DOSeals III, claim that the place name should be read as Μιλη - του. His name indicates an Armenian origin. Cf. Arsaber 3.

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