Niketas 144

Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire
SexM
FloruitIX
PmbZ No.5497
LocationsAbydos (Hellespontus);
Abydos (Hellespontus) (officeplace)
TitlesHypatos (dignity);
Paraphylax, Abydos (Hellespontus) (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 144 was a hypatos and paraphylax of Abydos; owner of a seal dateable to the ninth century: DOSeals III 40. 33 = Zacos and Veglery 2245. Obv.: cruciform monogram of Θεοτόκε βοήθει with τω - σω - δου - λω in the corners. Rev.: Νικη - .. υπατ' - . παραφ - Αβυδ. The name and title read: Νικήτᾳ ὑπάτῳ καὶ παραφύλακι Ἀβύδου.

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