Nikolaos 63 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | E/M IX |
| PmbZ No. | 5585 |
| Religion | Christian |
| Locations | Ephesos; Ephesos (officeplace) |
| Occupation | Bishop |
| Titles | Archbishop, Ephesos (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-); Laurent, V., Le corpus des sceaux de l'empire byzatin, V, 1-3, L'église (Paris, 1963-72); II, L'administration centrale (Paris, 1981); Zacos, G. and Veglery, A., Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. I (in 3 parts) (Basel, 1972). |
Nikolaos 63 was archbishop of Ephesos; owner of a seal dateable to the ninth century (DOSeals), possibly the first half (Laurent; Zacos and Veglery): DOSeals III 14.5b = Laurent, Corpus V 3, no. 1691 = Zacos and Veglery 2214. Obv.: cruciform monogram of Θεοτόκε βοήθει with τω - σω - δου - λω in the corners. Rev.: +Νικο - λαω αρχ. - επισκοπ. - Εφες.. The name and title read: Νικολάῳ ἀρχιεπισκόπῳ Ἐφέσου.
Probably identical with Nikolaos who was probably archbishop of Ephesos and was the owner of a similar seal dateable to the first half of the ninth century: DOSeals III 14.5a = Laurent, Corpus V 3, no. 1685, cf. Zacos and Veglery 2214. Obv.: cruciform monogram of Κύριε βοήθει, with .ω - σω - δου - λω in the corners. Rev.: .Νικ. - .αω αρχι - επισκοπω - ..εσο.. The name and title read: Νικολάῳ ἀρχιεπισκόπῳ [Ἐφ]έσο[υ]. Laurent restored the place name as [Και]σ[αρείασ], but Zacos and Veglery, noting the similarity to Laurent, Corpus V 3, no. 1691, preferred [Ἐφέ]σ[ου], and cf. the reading in DOSeals III, loc. cit..
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