Niketas 165 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Floruit | IX/X |
| Locations | Optimatoi; Optimatoi (officeplace) |
| Titles | Basilikos kandidatos (dignity); Protonotarios, Optimatoi (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-) |
Niketas 165 was basilikos kandidatos and protonotarios of the Optimatoi; owner of a seal dateable to the ninth or tenth century: DOSeals III 71. 30. Obv.: cross on steps, with a circular inscription reading: +Κε βοηθη τω σω δο.... Rev.: +Νικιτα - β' κανδιδ' - και α' νοτ' τ - ..Οπτιμ'. The name and titles read: Νικίτᾳ βασιλικῷ κανδιδάτῳ καὶ πρωτονοταρίῳ τῶν Ὀπτιμάτων.
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