Michael 109

Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire
SexM
FloruitIX
PmbZ No.5102
LocationsPamphylia (officeplace);
Pamphylia
TitlesBasilikos protospatharios (dignity);
Tourmarches, Pamphylia (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).

Michael 109 was basilikos protospatharios and tourmarches of Pamphylia; owner of a seal dateable to the ninth century: DOSeals II 73.1 = Zacos and Veglery 2198. Obv.: cruciform monogram of Θεοτόκε βοήθει with τω - σω - δου - λω in the corners. Rev.: +Μιχ - ηλ βα σπα' - ε τορμαρ. - Παμφυλ - ηας+. The name and titles read: Μιχαὴλ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ τορμάρχῃ Παμφυλίας. The abbreviations for his first title read: ΒΑΣΠΑ, which could be interpreted as either βα[σιλικῷ] σπα[θαρίῳ] or β[ασιλικῷ] πρωτοσπα[θαρίῳ]. On the province, cf. Winkelmann, Rangstruktur, p. 79.

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