Ioannes 171 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | M VIII/M IX |
| PmbZ No. | 3162, 3163 |
| Titles | Basilikos spatharios (dignity) |
| Seal Sources | Ebersolt, J. "Sceaux byzantins du Musée de Constantinople", RN 4.18 (1914), pp. 207-243, 377-409; Zacos, G. and Veglery, A., Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. I (in 3 parts) (Basel, 1972). |
Ioannes 171 was a basilikos spatharios; owner of a seal dateable to the iconoclast period (VIII/M IX): Ebersolt, "Sceaux byzantins", p. 399, no. 510. Obv.: cruciform invocative monogram in the name of the Virgin. Rev.: Ἰωάννης βασιλικὸς σπαθάριος. Possibly identical with Ioannes basilikos spatharios who owned a seal dateable between the mid eighth century and the mid ninth: Zacos and Veglery 2055. The name and title read: Ἰωάννῃ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ.
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