Christophoros 22 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | M IX |
| PmbZ No. | 1141 |
| Titles | Basilikos protospatharios (dignity); Basilikos spatharokandidatos (dignity); Epi ton barbaron (office) |
| Seal Sources | Laurent, V., Le corpus des sceaux de l'empire byzatin, V, 1-3, L'église (Paris, 1963-72); II, L'administration centrale (Paris, 1981); Schlumberger, G. Sigillographie de l'empire byzantin (Paris, 1884) |
Christophoros 22 was a basilikos spatharokandidatos and epi ton barbaron; owner of two seals dateable to the middle of the ninth century: Laurent, Corpus II 496, Laurent, Corpus II 497 = Schlumberger, Sig., pp. 449-450, no. 7. Obv.: a cross with the legend Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστὸ)ς νικᾷ in the quarters and the legend κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Rev.: +Χρηστοφόρο β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθ(αρο)κανδιδ(άτῳ) (καὶ) ἐπὴ τ(ῶν) βαρβά(ρων). Basilikos protospatharios and epi ton barbaron; owner of a seal dateable to the middle of the ninth century: Laurent, Corpus II 498 = Schlumberger, Sig., p. 449, no. 6 (facsimile). Obv.: bust of Christ and the legend Κ(ύρι)ε β(οήθει) τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Rev.: +Χρης - τωφ(όρῳ) β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο) - σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) ἐπὶ - τον βαρ(βάρον). While in office as epi ton barbaron he first held the dignity of basilikos spatharokandidatos and later acquired the higher dignity of basilikos protospatharios; cf. Winkelmann, Quellenstudien, p. 105.
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