Christophoros 16 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | VIII/IX |
| PmbZ No. | 1111 |
| Religion | Christian |
| Locations | Noumerika (Bithynia); Noumerika (Bithynia) (officeplace) |
| Occupation | Bishop |
| Titles | Bishop, Noumerika (Bithynia) (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-); Laurent, V., Le corpus des sceaux de l'empire byzatin, V, 1-3, L'église (Paris, 1963-72); II, L'administration centrale (Paris, 1981); Zacos, G. and Veglery, A., Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. I (in 3 parts) (Basel, 1972). |
Christophoros 16 was bishop of Noumerika; owner of a seal dateable to the eighth or ninth century: DOSeals III 61.1 = Laurent, Corpus V 1, 396 = Zacos and Veglery 1330 (VIII/IX, not IX as Laurent, see Nesbitt and Oikonomides, DO Seals III, note, p. 110). Obv.: Virgin standing, holding the Child, and on either side monograms of Θεοτόκε and βοήθη, and the inscription Νου - μ - ε - ρι - κω - ν. Rev.: cruciform monogram of τω σω δουλω with the name Χρι - στο - φο - ρω in the corners. The name and title read: Χριστοφόρῳ Νουμερικῶν.
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