Chrysocheres 2 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | M/L IX |
| Dates | 869 (tpq) |
| PmbZ No. | 1153 |
| Religion | Paulician |
| Locations | Tephrike (Armenia) (residence); Tephrike (Armenia) |
| Textual Sources | Peter of Sicily, Historia chreiodes, ed. D. Papachryssanthou, in C. Astruc et al., "Les sources grecques pour l'histoire des Pauliciens d'Asie Mineure", TM 4 (1970), pp. 3-67 (history) |
Chrysocheres 2 was the nephew and son-in-law of the Paulician leader Karbeas 1; after the death of Karbeas, Chrysocheres 2 succeeded him as leader of the Paulicians at Tephrike; it was during his time that the mission of Peter of Sicily (Petros 1) to Tephrike took place; the mission is dated to the second year of the emperors Basil I (Basilios 7), Constantine and Leo (i.e. 869): Peter of Sicily, 186-187.
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