Bardas 10

Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire
SexM
FloruitIX
PmbZ No.799
LocationsStrymon (officeplace);
Strymon
TitlesBasilikos spatharios (dignity);
Archon, Strymon (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).

Bardas 10 was a basilikos spatharios and archon of the Strymon; owner of a seal dateable to the ninth century: DOSeals I 37.1 = Zacos and Veglery 1753. Obv.: cruciform monogram of Θεοτόκε βοήθει, with τω - σω - δου - λω in the corners. Rev.: +Βαρδα - β' σπα' και αρ - χοντ' Στ[ ρ] - ομονο'. The name and titles read: Βάρδᾳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἄρχοντι Στρομόνος. The identification of his office is uncertain; see Nesbitt and Oikonomides, note on DO Seals I, p. 104. On the theme of Strymon, see also ODB, p. 1968, s.v.

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