Iapher 1

Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire
SexM
FloruitIX
PmbZ No.2650
LocationsKommagene (officeplace);
Kommagene
TitlesBasilikos spatharios (dignity);
Archon, Kommagene (office)
Seal SourcesZacos, G. and Veglery, A., Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. I (in 3 parts) (Basel, 1972).

Iapher 1 was basilikos spatharios and archon of Kommagene; owner of a seal dateable to the ninth century: Zacos and Veglery 3120. The name and titles read: Ἰαφὲρ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἄρχοντι τῆς Κομμαγηνῆς. Neither the name of the owner nor that of the province is read with certainty.

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