Michael 89 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
Sex | M |
Floruit | VIII/IX |
PmbZ No. | 5073 |
Religion | Christian |
Titles | Kandidatos (dignity) |
Seal Sources | Speck, P. et al. (eds.), Byzantinische Bleisiegel in Berlin (West) (Bonn, 1986) |
Michael 89 was kandidatos; owner of a seal dateable to the eighth or ninth century: Speck, Bleisiegel 87. Obv.: Virgin, standing, between trees, holding Child in left arm; legend round circumference reading: [+]πρεσβεί[αι]ς [τῆ]ς Θεοτόκου. Rev.: cruciform monogram of κανδιδάτου, with the name Μ - ιχ - αη - λ in the corners and a legend round the circumference reading: + σωζε χρις - τε ο θεος. The whole text reads: Πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου σῶζε, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, Μιχαὴλ κανδιδάτου (
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