Seals in Bulgaria (private collection)


  • Leon (?) Maurotheodoros

    Γραφὰς σφραγίζω / Λέοντος τοῦ Μαυροθεοδώρου

    I seal the writings / of Leon (?) Maurotheodoros

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Gregorios Maurokatakalon, anthypatos and katepano (type 1)

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Δημήτριος. / Κύριε βοήθει Γρηγορίῳ ἀνθυπάτῳ καὶ κατεπάνω τῷ Μαυροκατακαλών

    St Demetrios. / Lord aid Gregorios Maurokatakalon, anthypatos and katepano

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Gregorios Maurokatakalon (type 2)

    Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ / Γρηγορίῳ τῷ Μαυροκατακαλών

    Lord aid your servant / Gregorios Maurokatakalon

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Nikolaos Maurokatakalon

    Κύριε βοήθει Νικολάῳ / τῷ Μαυροκατακαλών

    Lord aid Nikolaos / Maurokatakalon

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Samuel Mauropodes, chartophylax

    [...] Σαμουήλ. / ῾Ο χαρτοφύλαξ Σαμουὴλ Μαυροπόδης

    [...] Samuel. / Samuel Mauropodes, chartophylax

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Leon Meliton

    Σφράγισ(μα) λόγων / Λέοντος Μελίτωνος

    Seal(ing) of the words / of Leon Meliton (metrical, with the change)

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Bardas Merkolites, vestes

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Δημήτριος. / Κύριε βοήθει Βάρδᾳ βέστῃ τῷ Μερκολίτῃ

    St Demetrios. / Lord aid Bardas Merkolites, vestes

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Michael Mesopotamites

    ῾Ο ἀρχάγγελος Μιχαήλ. / Σφραγὶς Μιχαὴλ τοῦ Μεσοποταμίτου

    Archangel Michael. / Seal of Michael Mesopotamites (metrical)

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Eirene Metalene (?), proedrissa

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. / Θεοτόκε βοήθει Εἰρήνῃ προεδρίσσῃ τῇ Μεταληνῇ

    Mother of God. / Theotokos aid Eirene Metalene (?), proedrissa

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Leon Moukatos, imperial protospatharios epi tou manglabiou

    ᾿Ιησοῦς Χριστός. | Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ / Λέοντι βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ μαγγλαβίου ὁ Μουκᾶτος

    Jesus Christ. | Lord aid your servant / Leon Moukatos, imperial protospatharios and epi tou manglabiou

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Leon Moukatos, imperial protospatharios epi tou manglabiou

    ᾿Ιησοῦς Χριστός. | Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ / Λέοντι βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ μαγγλαβίου ὁ Μουκᾶτος

    Jesus Christ. | Lord aid your servant / Leon Moukatos, imperial protospatharios and epi tou manglabiou

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Leon Moukatos, imperial protospatharios epi tou manglabiou

    ᾿Ιησοῦς Χριστός. | Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ / Λέοντι βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ μαγγλαβίου ὁ Μουκᾶτος

    Jesus Christ. | Lord aid your servant / Leon Moukatos, imperial protospatharios and epi tou manglabiou

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Niketas Mouzakes

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Γεώργιος. / Κύριε βοήθει Νικήτᾳ τῷ Μουζάκῃ

    St Georgios. / Lord aid Niketas Mouzakes

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Muhammad (Mouchoumet), vestarches

    Muhammad Abu Nasr Al-Salihi (?). / βεστάρχῃ Μουχούμετ

    Muhammad Abu Nasr Al-Salihi. / Mouchoumet, vestarches

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Nestor, patrikios and praipositos

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Δημήτριος. / Κύριε βοήθει Νέστορι πατρικίῳ καὶ πραιποσίτῳ

    St Demetrios. / Lord aid Nestor, patrikios and praipositos

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Konstantinos Xantas, patrikios and strategos

    Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Κωνσταντίνῳ / πατρικίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ τῷ Ξαντᾷ

    Lord aid your servant Konstantinos / Xantas, patrikios and strategos

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Michael Xeros (?), patrikios

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Θεόδωρος. / Μιχαὴλ πατρικίῳ τῷ Ξηρῷ

    St Theodoros. / Michael Xeros (?), patrikios

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Aspietes Pakourianos (type 2)

    Σφραγὶς ᾿Ασπιέτου / τοῦ Πακουριανοῦ

    Seal of Aspietes / Pakourianos

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Thathoul Pakourianos, protonobelissimos archon of archons

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Θεόδωρος. / Τατού´λῃ πρωτονωβελλισίμῳ ἄρχοντι τῶν ἀρχόντων

    St Theodoros. / Lord aid Tatoules Pakourianos, protonobelissimos archon of archons

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Alexios Palaiologos sebastos (type 2)

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. / Θεοτόκε βοήθει ᾿Αλεξίῳ σεβαστῷ τῷ Παλαιολόγῳ

    Mother of God. / Theotokos aid Alexios Palaiologos sebastos

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Georgios Palaiologos, protonobelissimos (type 2)

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Γεώργιος. / Κύριε βοήθει Γεωργίῳ πρωτονωβελλισίμῳ τῷ Παλαιολόγῳ

    St Georgios. / Lord aid Georgios Palaiologos, protonobelissimos

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Georgios Palaiologos, protonobelissimos

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. | [...] βοήθει Γεωργίῳ / πρωτονωβελισσίμῳ τῷ Παλαιολόγῳ

    Mother of God. | [...] aid Georgios / Palaiologos, protonobelissimos

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Georgios Palaiologos, sebastos (type 3)

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. | Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ / Γεωργίῳ σεβαστῷ τῷ Παλαιολόγῳ

    Mother of God. | Theotokos aid your servant / Georgios Palaiologos sebastos

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Georgios Palaiologos, sebastos (type 4)

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. / Σφραγὶς Γεωργίου σεβαστοῦ τοῦ Παλαιολόγου

    Mother of God. / Seal of Georgios Palaiologos sebastos

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Michael Palaiologos (type 1)

    [...] / Σφραγὶς Μιχαὴλ Παλαιολόγου πέλω

    [...] / I am the seal of Michael Palaiologos

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Theodoros Panegyres

    ῾Ο ἅγιος ᾿Ιωάννης ὁ Πρόδρομος. / ῾Ως ἐν ψυχῇ φέρω σε, φωνὴ τοῦ Λόγου | [...] σφραγίδι Θεόδωρος Πανηγύρης

    St Ioannes Prodromos. / I carry you, voice of the Word, on [...] seal as in my soul (basically metrical)

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Leon Paxenos

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Γεώργιος. [...] Παξινῷ Λέοντι [...]

    St Georgios. / [...] Leon Paxenos

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Leon Pediasimos, taxiarches

    [...] / Λέων ταξιάρχης ὁ Πεδιάσιμος

    [...] / Leon Pediasimos, taxiarches

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Isaakios (?) Pediadites (?)

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. / ᾿Ισαακίου σφράγισμα τοῦ Πεδιαδίτη

    Mother of God. / Sealing of Isaakios (?) Pediadites (?)

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • (Basileios) Pekoules, krites and koiaistor (type 2)

    Τί σφραγὶς ἐν γράμμασι δείκνυσι; Λέγε· / κριτὴν Πεκούλην κοιαίστωρα προγράφει

    Say, what does the seal show with its letters? / It prescribes the krites Pekoules as koiaistor

    Bulgaria (private collection)