Ioannes 508 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | IX/X |
| Locations | Optimatoi; Optimatoi (officeplace) |
| Titles | Basilikos protospatharios (dignity); Domestikos, Optimatoi (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-) |
Ioannes 508 was basilikos protospatharios and domestikos of the Optimatoi; owner of a seal dateable to the ninth or tenth century: DOSeals III 71.8. Obv.: patriarchal cross on steps, with a circular inscription reading: +Κε βοηθη τω σω δουλο. Rev.: +Ιωανη - β' α' σπαθ' - δομεστη - κ' των Ωπ - τηματον. The name and titles read: Ἰωάνῃ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ, δομεστήκῳ τῶν Ὠπτημάτον.
(Publishable link for this person: )