Christophoros 14 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | IX |
| PmbZ No. | 1131 |
| Locations | Abydos (Hellespontus); Abydos (Hellespontus) (officeplace) |
| Titles | Basilikos paraphylax, Abydos (office) |
| Seal Sources | Dumbarton 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-); Ebersolt, J. "Sceaux byzantins du Musée de Constantinople", RN 4.18 (1914), pp. 207-243, 377-409; Zacos, G. and Veglery, A., Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. I (in 3 parts) (Basel, 1972). |
Christophoros 14 was a basilikos paraphylax of Abydos; owner of a seal dateable perhaps to the ninth or tenth century: Ebersolt, "Sceaux byzantins", p. 389, no. 458. Obv.: cruciform monogram of Θεοτόκε βοήθει. Rev.: Χρηστοφόρῳ βασιληκ[ῷ] [π]αραφύλακη Ἀβύδου. On the title, cf. Nesbitt and Oikonomides, DO Seals I, p. 50.
Possibly identical with Christophoros, basilikos paraphylax of Abydos, who owned another seal dateable to the ninth century: DOSeals III 40. 21 = Zacos and Veglery 1791. Obv.: cruciform monogram of Θεοτόκε βοήθει with τω - σω - δου - λω in the corners. Rev.: +Χρηστ - φορω βασιλι - κ' παραφυλακ - η Αβυδου. The name and title read: Χριστοφόρῳ βασιλικῷ παραφύλακι Ἀβύδου.
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