Seals in Bulgaria (private collection)


  • Stephanos Kontostephanos, nobelissimos and doux

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Γεώργιος. / Κύριε βοήθει Στεφάνῳ νωβελλισίμῳ καὶ δουκὶ τῷ Κοντοστεφάνῳ

    St Georgios. / Lord aid Stephanos Kontostephanos, nobelissimos and doux

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Theodoros Kostomyres (type 1)

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. | [...] / Θεόδωρον σκέποιτε τὸν Κοστομύρην

    Mother of God. | [...] / May you protect Theodoros Kostomyres

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Theodoros Kostomyres (type 1)

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. | [...] / Θεόδωρον σκέποιτε τὸν Κοστομύρην

    Mother of God. | [...] / May you protect Theodoros Kostomyres

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Gregorios Kourkouas, proedros (type 1)

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Μερκούριος. / Κύριε βοήθει Γρηγορίῳ προέδρῳ τῷ Κουρκούᾳ

    St Merkourios. / Lord aid Gregorios Kourkouas, proedros

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Gregorios Kourkouas

    Κύριε βοήθει / Γρηγορίω τῷ Κουρκούᾳ

    Lord aid / Gregorios Kourkouas

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Gregorios Kourkouas

    Κύριε βοήθει / Γρηγορίω τῷ Κουρκούᾳ

    Lord aid / Gregorios Kourkouas

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • (Gregorios) Kourkouas, doux (type 2)

    Δουκὸς σφραγίζω / τὰς γραφὰς τοῦ Κουρκούα

    I seal the writings of Kourkouas, doux (metrical)

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • (Gregorios) Kourkouas, doux (type 3)

    Δουκὸς σφραγίζω / τὰς γραφὰς τοῦ Κουρκούα

    I seal the writings of Kourkouas, doux (metrical)

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Basileios Kourtikes (type 2)

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. / Θεοτόκε βοήθει Βασιλείῳ τῷ Κουρτίκῃ

    Mother of God. / Theotokos aid Basileios Kourtikes

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Michael Kourtikes, topoteretes of Thrace

    [...] / Κύριε βοήθει Μιχαὴλ τοποτηρητῇ τῆς Θρᾴκης τῷ Κουρτίκῃ

    [...] / Lord aid Michael Kourtikes, topoteretes of Thrace

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Bardas Krateros, topoteretes

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. / Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Βάρδᾳ τοποτηρητῇ τῷ Κρατερῷ

    Mother of God. / Lord aid your servant Bardas Krateros, topoteretes

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Konstantinos Krateros, anthypatos and patrikios

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Δημήτριος. / Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Κωνσταντίνῳ ἀνθυπάτῳ πατρικίῳ τῷ Κρατερῷ

    St Demetrios. / Lord aid your servant Konstantinos Krateros, anthypatos and patrikios

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Konstantinos Krateros, anthypatos and patrikios

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Δημήτριος. / Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Κωνσταντίνῳ ἀνθυπάτῳ πατρικίῳ τῷ Κρατερῷ

    St Demetrios. / Lord aid your servant Konstantinos Krateros, anthypatos and patrikios

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Theodoros Lagodiates (?)

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Θεόδωρος. / Σφραγὶς Θεοδώρου τοῦ Λαγωδιάτη

    St Theodoros. / Seal of Theodoros Lagodiates

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Manuel Lachanas

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Θεόδωρος ὁ Στρατηλάτης. / Σὸν Μανουὴλ με Λαχανᾶν, μάρτυς, σκέποις

    St Theodoros Stratelates. / Martyr, may you protect me, your servant Manuel Lachanas

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Basileios Logariastes

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Νικόλαος. / Λογαριαστὴν Βασίλειον σκέποις

    St Nikolaos. / May you protect Basileios Logariastes

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Symeon Logariastes

    Λογαριαστοῦ Συμεὼν / σφραγὶς πέλω

    I am the seal of Symeon Logariastes

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Niketas Lobakas

    Γραφὰς σφραγίζω / τοῦ Λωβακᾶ Νικήτα

    I seal the writings / of Niketas Lobakas (metrical)

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Hypatios Magentenos, vestarches

    [...] / Θεοτόκε βοήθει ῾Υπατίῳ βεστάρχῃ τῷ Μαγεντηνῷ

    [...] / Theotokos aid Hypatios Magentenos, vestarches

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Georgios Manganes

    Σφράγισμα καὶ γνώρισμα τῶν τοῦ Μαγγάνη /| Γεωργίου πέφυκα (-εν) ἐν γραφαῖς λόγων

    I am (It is a) sealing and indication of the affairs of Georgios Manganes in the writing of documents

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Michael Manastras (Monastras), protovestes (or protovestiarios)

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. / Θεοτόκε βοήθει Μιχαὴλ πρωτοβέστῃ (πρωτοβεστιαρίῳ) τῷ Μαναστρᾶς

    Mother of God. / Theotokos aid Michael Manastras (Monastras), protovestes (or protovestiarios)

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Michael Manastras (Monastras), protovestes (or protovestiarios)

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. / Θεοτόκε βοήθει Μιχαὴλ πρωτοβέστῃ (πρωτοβεστιαρίῳ) τῷ Μαναστρᾶς

    Mother of God. / Theotokos aid Michael Manastras (Monastras), protovestes (or protovestiarios)

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Michael Manastras (Monastras), protovestes (or protovestiarios)

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. / Θεοτόκε βοήθει Μιχαὴλ πρωτοβέστῃ (πρωτοβεστιαρίῳ) τῷ Μαναστρᾶς

    Mother of God. / Theotokos aid Michael Manastras (Monastras), protovestes (or protovestiarios)

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Georgios Maniakes

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Γεώργιος. / Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Γεωργίῳ τῷ Μανιάκῃ

    St Georgios. / Lord aid your servant Georgios Maniakes

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Anonymus Maniakes

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. / Μήτηρ Θεοῦ σκέποις με τὸν Μανιάκην

    Mother of God. / Mother of God, may you protect me, Maniakes (metrical?)

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Konstantinos Maniakes, protonobelissimohypertatos

    Τῶν γραφῶν Κωνσταντίνου ὑπερτάτου δὲ | πρωτονωβελισσίμου / σιδήρων ἐκτύπων | κλεὶς μολυβδίνη τοῦ Μανιάκου

    For the writings of Konstantinos Maniakes protonobelissimohypertatos, a key of lead from matrices of iron

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Konstantinos Mareinos

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Νικόλαος. / ῾Ιεράρχα, βοήθει Κωνσταντίνῳ τῷ Μαρείνῳ

    St Nikolaos. / Bishop, aid Konstantinos Mareinos

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Ioannes Maroules, doulos of the emperor Manuel

    Μανουήλ. / Σφραγὶς Μαρούλη εὐκλεοῦς ᾿Ιωάννου | δούλου Μανουὴλ τοῦ κρατοῦντος δεσπότου

    Manuel. / Seal of the glorious Ioannes Maroules | doulos of the reigning despotes Manuel (metrical)

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Michael Maurikas, magistros and katepano

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Γεώργιος. / Κύριε βοήθει Μιχαὴλ μαγίστρῳ καὶ κατεπάνω τῷ Μαυρικᾷ

    St Georgios. / Lord aid Michael Maurex, magistros and katepano

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Basileios Mauros, proedros and krites of the hippodrome

    Σφραγὶς Βασιλείου προέδρου καὶ κριτοῦ / ἐπὶ τοῦ ἱπποδρόμου τοῦ Μαυροῦ

    Seal of Basileios Mauros, proedros and krites of the hippodrome

    Bulgaria (private collection)