Philomates 1 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | IX |
| PmbZ No. | 6179 |
| Variant Names | Philomatios |
| Religion | Christian; Iconoclast |
| Locations | Opsikion; Opsikion (officeplace) |
| Titles | Hypatos (dignity); Protonotarios, 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). |
Philomates 1 was a hypatos and protonotarios of the Opsikion; owner of a seal dateable to the ninth century: DOSeals III 39.45a = Zacos and Veglery 1727 (where the name is restored as "Apelates"). Obv.: cruciform monogram of uncertain type, with .ω - σω - δου - λω in the corners. Rev.: +Φιλ - ματ' υπα. - και α' νοτ' του - Οψικ. The name and titles read: Φιλομμάτῃ ὑπάτῳ καὶ πρωτονοταρίῳ τοῦ Ὀψικίου. The same individual was probably owner of another seal on which are recorded the same titles: DOSeals III 39.45b = Zacos and Veglery 2324b (where the name is read as "Philomelos"). Obv.: cruciform monogram of uncertain type. Rev.: +Φιλο. - ματ' υπατ - και α' νοτ' του - Οψηκ'. (NB This entry superceeds the records created for Apelates 4 and Philomelos 1, with which this record should be compared).
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