Iakobos 12 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | M/L IX |
| PmbZ No. | 2643 |
| Locations | Nikomedeia; Nikomedeia (Bithynia) (officeplace) |
| Titles | Basilikos spatharios (dignity); Xenodochos, Nikomedeia (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., "Sceaux byzantins", EO 32 (1933), pp. 34-56; Zacos, G. and Veglery, A., Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. I (in 3 parts) (Basel, 1972). |
Iakobos 12 was basilikos spatharios and xenodochos of Nikomedeia; owner of a seal dateable to the ninth century (DOSeals), possibly to the second half (Zacos and Veglery): DOSeals III 83.4 = Zacos and Veglery 1995, cf. Laurent, "Sceaux" III, 41-42. Obv.: cruciform monogram of Θεοτόκε βοήθει with τω - σω - δου - λω in the corners. Rev.: +Ιακω - βω β' σπαθ' - και ξενοδο - χ' Νικομ'. The name and titles read: Ἰακώβῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ ξενοδόχῳ Νικομηδείας.
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