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  • Alexios Branas Komnenos, protosebastos

    Πρωτοσεβάστου τῶν γραφῶν ᾿Αλεξίου | σφραγὶς Βρανᾶ μὲν / ἐκ πατρὸς γεναρχίας, | ῥίζην δὲ μητρὸς Κομνηνοβλάστου κλάδου

    Seal of the writings of Alexios protosebastos, Branas / by his father’s descent, but with a mother issuing from a Komnenos branch (metrical)

    Vatican 64

  • Alexios Kontostephanos Komnenos

    Κοντοστεφάνου τὰς γραφὰς ᾿Αλεξίου /| ἐγὼ κρατύνω Κομνηνοῦ τὸ μητρόθεν

    The writings of Alexios Kontostephanos, /| Komnenos on his mother’s side, I guarantee (metrical)

    Hermitage M- 8030

  • Alexios Kontostephanos Komnenos

    Κοντοστεφάνου τὰς γραφὰς ᾿Αλεξίου /| ἐγὼ κρατύνω Κομνηνοῦ τὸ μητρόθεν

    The writings of Alexios Kontostephanos, /| Komnenos on his mother’s side, I guarantee (metrical)

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Alexios Kontostephanos Komnenos

    Κοντοστεφάνου τὰς γραφὰς ᾿Αλεξίου /| ἐγὼ κρατύνω Κομνηνοῦ τὸ μητρόθεν

    The writings of Alexios Kontostephanos, /| Komnenos on his mother’s side, I guarantee (metrical)

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Alexios Kontostephanos Komnenos

    Κοντοστεφάνου τὰς γραφὰς ᾿Αλεξίου /| ἐγὼ κρατύνω Κομνηνοῦ τὸ μητρόθεν

    The writings of Alexios Kontostephanos, /| Komnenos on his mother’s side, I guarantee (metrical)

    Vatican 181

  • Alexios Kontostephanos Komnenos

    Κοντοστεφάνου τὰς γραφὰς ᾿Αλεξίου /| ἐγὼ κρατύνω Κομνηνοῦ τὸ μητρόθεν

    The writings of Alexios Kontostephanos, /| Komnenos on his mother’s side, I guarantee (metrical)

    Warsaw 84

  • Alexios Kontostephanos Komnenos

    Κοντοστεφάνου τὰς γραφὰς ᾿Αλεξίου /| ἐγὼ κρατύνω Κομνηνοῦ τὸ μητρόθεν

    The writings of Alexios Kontostephanos, /| Komnenos on his mother’s side, I guarantee (metrical)

    DO 47.2. 1099

  • Alexios Kontostephanos Komnenos

    Κοντοστεφάνου τὰς γραφὰς ᾿Αλεξίου /| ἐγὼ κρατύνω Κομνηνοῦ τὸ μητρόθεν

    The writings of Alexios Kontostephanos, /| Komnenos on his mother’s side, I guarantee (metrical)

    ANS, Mabbott 8362

  • Alexios Kontostephanos Komnenos

    Κοντοστεφάνου τὰς γραφὰς ᾿Αλεξίου /| ἐγὼ κρατύνω Κομνηνοῦ τὸ μητρόθεν

    The writings of Alexios Kontostephanos, /| Komnenos on his mother’s side, I guarantee (metrical)

    Athens, Nom. Mous. (recent) 7671999

  • Alexios Manasses

    ᾿Αρχάγγελος Μιχαήλ. / Σφράγισμα γραφῶν γενοῦ τῶν ᾿Αλεξίου | τοῦ Μανασσῆ, πρώτιστε ταγμάτων νόων

    Archangel Michael. / Become the sealing of the writings of Alexios | Manasses, Michael, first of the legions of angels

    Vatican 186

  • Anonymus Lychnites

    ῾Η ἀλήθεια. / Φῶς χρηματίζω καὶ λύχνος τῷ Λυχνίτῃ

    Truth. / I am light and a lamp to Lychnites (metrical, pun: lychnos = lamp)

    Vatican 184

  • Anonymus Xiphias, proedros

    ῾Ο ἅγιος ᾿Ιωάννης ὁ Πρόδρομος. / Τὸν πρόεδρον Ξιφίαν, Προφήτα, σκέποις

    St Ioannes Prodromos. / Prophet, may you protect Xiphias, proedros

    Vatican 62

  • Anonymus [...], imperial protospatharios and imperial notarios of the vestiarion

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. / Θεοτόκε βοήθει [...] βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ βασιλικῷ νοταρίῳ τοῦ Βεστιαρίου τῷ [...]

    Mother of God. / Theotokos aid [...] [...], imperial protospatharios and imperial notarios of the vestiarion

    Vatican 85

  • Anonymus, imperial spatharokandidatos and tourmarches

    [...] / [...] βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ τουρμάρχῃ

    [...] / [...] imperial spatharokandidatos and tourmarches

    Vatican 149

  • Anonymus, krites

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. | ῾Ο ἅγιος Νικόλαος. | [...] καὶ κριτῇ / [...] τήρει ἐν πάσῃ εὐλαβείᾳ [...] | [...]

    Mother of God. | St Nikolaos. | [...] and krites / [...] keep in all godliness and dignity [...]

    Vatican 126

  • Anonymus, metropolitan of Smyrna

    ῾Ο ἅγιος ᾿Ιωάννης ὁ Χρυσόστομος. / Σμύρνης προέδρου τὴν σφραγίδα μοι νόει

    St Ioannes Chrysostomos. / Recognise, please, the seal of the metropolitan of Smyrna (metrical)

    Vatican 163

  • Basileios Machetarios, hypatos and krites

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. / Θεοτόκε βοήθει Βασιλείῳ ὑπάτῳ καὶ κριτῇ τῷ Μαχηταρίῳ

    Mother of God. / Theotokos aid Basileios Machetarios, hypatos and krites

    Vatican 129

  • Basileios Machetarios, hypatos and krites

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. / Θεοτόκε βοήθει Βασιλείῳ ὑπάτῳ καὶ κριτῇ τῷ Μαχηταρίῳ

    Mother of God. / Theotokos aid Basileios Machetarios, hypatos and krites

    Hermitage M- 6689

  • Basileios Palatinos, protospatharios and strategos

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. / Θεοτόκε βοήθει Βασιλείῳ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ τῷ Παλατίνῳ

    Mother of God. / Theotokos aid Basileios Palatinos, protospatharios and strategos

    Vatican 145

  • Basileios Phournitares

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Βασίλειος. / Βασιλείου σφράγισμα τοῦ Φουρνιτάρη

    St Basileios. / Sealing of Basileios Phournitares (metrical)

    Vatican 190

  • Basileios, spatharios

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Νικόλαος. / Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Βασιλείῳ σπαθαρίῳ

    St Nikolaos. / Lord aid your servant Basileios, spatharios

    Vatican 70

  • Christodoulos Hikanatos

    Σφράγισμα γραφῶν / Χριστοδούλου τοῦ ῾Ικανάτου

    The sealing of the writings / of Christodoulos Hikanatos (metrical)

    Seyrig 135

  • Christodoulos Hikanatos

    Σφράγισμα γραφῶν / Χριστοδούλου τοῦ ῾Ικανάτου

    The sealing of the writings / of Christodoulos Hikanatos (metrical)

    Vatican 179

  • Christodoulos Hikanatos

    Σφράγισμα γραφῶν / Χριστοδούλου τοῦ ῾Ικανάτου

    The sealing of the writings / of Christodoulos Hikanatos (metrical)

    Warsaw 82

  • Christodoulos Hikanatos

    Σφράγισμα γραφῶν / Χριστοδούλου τοῦ ῾Ικανάτου

    The sealing of the writings / of Christodoulos Hikanatos (metrical)

    DO 55.1. 4229

  • Christodoulos Hikanatos

    Σφράγισμα γραφῶν / Χριστοδούλου τοῦ ῾Ικανάτου

    The sealing of the writings / of Christodoulos Hikanatos (metrical)

    Hermitage M- 8023

  • Christodoulos Hikanatos

    Σφράγισμα γραφῶν / Χριστοδούλου τοῦ ῾Ικανάτου

    The sealing of the writings / of Christodoulos Hikanatos (metrical)

    ANS, Bellinger 30

  • Daniel Xenos, illoustrios

    ῾Ο ἅγιος ᾿Ιωάννης ὁ Πρόδρομος. / Ξένου Δανιὴλ ἡ σφραγὶς ἰλλουστρίου

    St Ioannes Prodromos. / The seal belongs to Daniel Xenos, illoustrios (metrical)

    Vatican 51

  • David Komnenos, porphyrogennetos

    ῾Ο ἅγιος ᾿Ελευθέριος. / Δαβὶδ Κομνηνοῦ πορφυροβλάστου λόγους | ᾿Ελευθέριος προσκυροῖ, Θεοῦ θύτης

    St Eleutherios. / The words of David Komnenos the porphyrogennetos | Eleutherios confirms, the bishop of God (metrical)

    Seyrig 573

  • David Komnenos, porphyrogennetos

    ῾Ο ἅγιος ᾿Ελευθέριος. / Δαβὶδ Κομνηνοῦ πορφυροβλάστου λόγους | ᾿Ελευθέριος προσκυροῖ, Θεοῦ θύτης

    St Eleutherios. / The words of David Komnenos the porphyrogennetos | Eleutherios confirms, the bishop of God (metrical)

    Fogg 3