Seals in Bulgaria (private collection)


  • Stephanos Bardales epi tes trapezes

    Στέφανος. / Τὸν Βαρδαλῆν Στέφανον ἡ σφραγὶς γράφει | τραπέζης ἐπιστάντα τοῖς ἀνακτόροις

    Stephanos. / The seal writes of Stephanos Bardales / epi tes trapezes in the palace (metrical)

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Stephanos Bardales epi tes trapezes

    Στέφανος. / Τὸν Βαρδαλῆν Στέφανον ἡ σφραγὶς γράφει | τραπέζης ἐπιστάντα τοῖς ἀνακτόροις

    Stephanos. / The seal writes of Stephanos Bardales / epi tes trapezes in the palace (metrical)

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Bryennios Batatzes, patrikios anthypatos and katepano

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. / Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Βρυεννίῳ πατρικίῳ ἀνθυπάτῳ καὶ κατεπάνω τῷ Βατάτζῃ

    Mother of God. / Theotokos aid your servant Bryennios Batatzes, patrikios anthypatos and katepano

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Bryennios Batatzes

    [...] / Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Βρυεννίῳ τῷ Βατάτζῃ

    [...] / Theotokos aid your servant Bryennios Batatzes

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Ioannes Batatzes (?) vestes

    ῾Ο ἅγιος ᾿Ιωάννης ὁ Πρόδρομος. / Κύριε βοήθει ᾿Ιωάννην βέστην τὸν Βατάτζην

    St Ioannes Prodromos. / Lord aid Ioannes Batatzes (?) vestes

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Nikephoros Batatzes, magistros vestes and doux of all the West (type 2)

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Δημήτριος. / ῞Αγιε Δημήτριε βοήθει Νικηφόρῳ μαγίστρῳ βέστῃ καὶ δουκὶ πάσης Δύσεως τῷ Βατάτζῃ

    St Demetrios. / St Demetrios aid Nikephoros Batatzes, magistros vestes and doux of all the West

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Stephanos Batatzes, sebastos (type 2)

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. / Σεβαστὸν Βατάτζην Στέφανον, Παρθένε, σκέπε

    Mother of God. / Virgin, protect Stephanos Batatzes, sebastos

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Anonymus Batatzes

    [...] / ᾿Αθλοφόρε [...] / τὸν [...] Βατάτζην

    [...] | Martyr [...] / [...] Batatzes (metrical type)

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Anonymus Batatzes

    [...]. ῾Ο ἅγιος Γεώργιος. [...]. / Σφράγισμα γραφῶν Βατάτζου [...]

    [...]. St Georgios. [...]. / Sealing of the writings of [...] Batatzes

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Oursenios Bekenes

    ῾Ο ἅγιος ᾿Ιωάννης ὁ Πρόδρομος. / Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Οὐρσενίου τοῦ Βηκένη

    St Ioannes Prodromos. / Lord aid your servant Oursenios Bekenes

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Pankratios Bekenos

    Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ / Παγκρατίῳ τῷ Βηκένῳ

    Lord aid your servant / Pankratios Bekenos

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Konstantinos Beroites

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Γεώργιος. / Κωνσταντίνου σφράγισμα τοῦ Βερροΐτου

    St Georgios. / Sealing of Konstantinos Beroites

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Romanos Blattopodes, protospatharios

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. / Θεοτόκε βοήθει ῾Ρωμανῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ τῶν Βλαττοπόδῃ

    Mother of God. / Theotokos aid Romanos Blattopodes, protospatharios

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Georgius, son of king Bodin

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Γεώργιος. / Georgius regis Bodini filius

    St Georgios. / Georgius, son of king Bodinus

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Alexios Branas Komnenos panhypersebastos

    ᾿Αλέξιος τυποῖ με Βρανᾶς δεσπότης | Κομνηνοφυὴς / ἐκ γένους τοῦ μητρόθεν | καὶ πανυπερσέβαστος ἐκ τῆς ἀξίας

    Alexios Branas despotes made me, | descended from the Komnenians / on his mother's side | and a panhypersebastos in dignity

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Basileios Brachames

    [...] / ᾿Ασώματε, σκέποις με Βασίλειον τὸν Βραχάμην

    [...] / Bodiless angel, may you protect me, Basileios Brachames

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Michael ho tou Gangron

    Σφραγὶς Μιχαὴλ / τοῦ τοῦ Γαγγρῶν

    Seal of Michael / ho tou Gangron

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Alexios Gidos, sebastos megas domestikos of the West

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Γεώργιος. / Σφραγὶς μεγάλου Δύσεως δομεστίκου | Γίδου σεβαστοῦ τῶν γραφῶν ᾿Αλεξίου

    St Georgios. / Seal of the megas domestikos of the West, | of the writings of the sebastos Alexios Gidos (metrical)

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Georgios Glabas, sebastos

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. / Μήτηρ Θεοῦ, σκέπε τὸν σὸν δοῦλον σεβαστὸν τὸν Γλαβᾶν Γεωργίον

    Mother of God. / Mother of God, protect your servant Georgios Glabas, sebastos

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Leon Glabas

    Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ / Λέοντα τῷ Γλαβᾷ

    Theotokos aid your servant / Leon Glabas

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Niketas Glabas, magistros and katepano

    Σφραγὶς Νικήτα μαγίστρου / καὶ κατεπάνω τοῦ Γλαβᾶ

    Seal of Niketas Glabas, magistros and katepano

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Basileios Glykys

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Γεώργιος. / Σφραγὶς Βασιλείου τοῦ Γλυκῦ

    St Georgios. / Seal of Basileios Glykys

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Basileios Glykys

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Γεώργιος. / Σφραγὶς Βασιλείου τοῦ Γλυκῦ

    St Georgios. / Seal of Basileios Glykys

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Nikolaos Gymnos

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Γεώργιος. / Κύριε βοήθει Νικολάῳ τῷ Γυμνῷ

    St Georgios. / Lord aid Nikolaos Gymnos

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Konstantinos Dalassenos, proedros and doux

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Δημήτριος. / Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Κωνσταντίνῳ προέδρῳ καὶ δουκὶ τῷ Δαλασσηνῷ

    St. Demetrios. / Lord aid your servant Konstantinos Dalassenos, proedros and doux

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Georgios ho tou Dekanou

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Γεώργιος. / Σφραγὶς Γεωργίου τῷ τοῦ Δεκανοῦ

    St Georgios. / Seal of Georgios ho tou Dekanou

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Konstantinos Delphinas (?)

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. / Σῴζοις, Πάναγνε, Δελφινᾶν Κωνσταντῖνον

    Mother of God. / All-holy Virgin, may you save Konstantinos Delphinas (?) (metrical for this provisional reading)

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Theodoros Dobromiros, vestarches

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. / Θεοτόκε βοήθει Θεοδώρῳ βεστάρχῃ τῷ Δοβρομιρῷ

    Mother of God. / Theotokos aid Theodoros Dobromiros, vestarches

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Theodoros Dobromiros, vestarches

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. / Θεοτόκε βοήθει Θεοδώρῳ βεστάρχῃ τῷ Δοβρομιρῷ

    Mother of God. / Theotokos aid Theodoros Dobromiros, vestarches

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Theodoros Dobromiros, protoproedros

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. / Θεοτόκε βοήθει Θεοδώρῳ πρωτοπροέδρῳ τῷ Δοβρομιρῷ

    Mother of God. / Theotokos aid Theodoros Dobromiros, protoproedros

    Bulgaria (private collection)