Niketas 40 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | IX |
| PmbZ No. | 5509 |
| Locations | Thessalonike (officeplace); Thessalonike |
| Titles | Basilikos spatharokandidatos (dignity); Strategos, Thessalonike (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-); Zacos, G. and Veglery, A., Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. I (in 3 parts) (Basel, 1972). |
Niketas 40 was basilikos spatharokandidatos and strategos of Thessalonike; owner of a seal dateable to the ninth century: DOSeals I 18.74 = Zacos and Veglery 2271. Obv.: cruciform monogram of Θεοτόκε βοήθει with τω - σω - δου - λω in the corners. Rev.: Νικητα - β' σπα'καν. - στρα' Θες - σαλον'. The name and titles read: Νικήτᾳ β(ασιλικῷ) σπα(θαρο)καν(διδάτῳ) [(καὶ)] στρα(τηγῷ) Θεσσαλον(ίκης).
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