Staurakios 23 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
Sex | M |
Floruit | IX |
Variant Names | Stabrak |
Locations | Opsikion; Opsikion (officeplace) |
Titles | Basilikos spatharios (dignity); Komes of the Korte, Opsikion (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). |
Staurakios 23 was basilikos spatharios and komes of the korte of the Opsikion; owner of a seal dateable to the ninth century: DOSeals III 39. 40 = Zacos and Veglery 2381. Obv.: cruciform monogram of Θεοτόκε βοήθει, with τω - σω - δου - λω in the corners. Rev.: Σταβρ - ακ' β' σπα' - και κομ' τις κ' - του Οψι'. The name and titles read: Σταυρακίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ κόμητι τῖς κόρτης τοῦ Ὀψικίου.
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