Niketas 133

Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire
SexM
FloruitIX
PmbZ No.5482
LocationsAbydos (Hellespontus) (officeplace);
Abydos (Hellespontus)
TitlesBasilikos paraphylax, Abydos (office);
Kommerkiarios (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).

Niketas 133 was a basilikos paraphylax of Abydos and kommerkiarios; owner of a seal dateable to the ninth century: DOSeals III 40. 16 = Zacos and Veglery 2250. Obv.: cruciform monogram of Θεοτόκε βοήθει with τω - σω - δου - λω in the corners. Rev.: Νικη. - β' παραφυ - λακ' Αβυδ'. - κομε.'. The name and titles read: Νικήτᾳ βασιλικῷ παραφύλακι Ἀβύδου καὶ κομερκιαρίῳ.

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