Ioannes 423

Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire
SexM
FloruitIX
PmbZ No.3294
LocationsAbydos (Hellespontus);
Abydos (Hellespontus) (officeplace)
TitlesParaphylax, Abydos (Hellespontus) (office)
Seal SourcesDumbarton 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-);
Zacos, G. and Veglery, A., Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. I (in 3 parts) (Basel, 1972).

Ioannes 423 was paraphylax of Abydos; owner of a seal dateable to the ninth century: DOSeals III 40. 23 = Zacos and Veglery 2036. Obv.: cruciform monogram of Κύριε βοήθει with τω - σω - δου - λω in the corners. Rev.: +Ιωαν - νη παραφ - υλακη Αβ - .δου+. The name and title read: Ἰωάννῃ παραφύλακι Ἀβύδου.

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