Seals in Bulgaria (private collection)


  • Anonymus Phrangopoulos

    Τοῦ Φραγγοπώλου / τὰς γραφὰς προμηνύω

    I foreshadow the writings of Phrangopoulos

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Michael Phytianos, protospatharios and taxiarches

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Θεόδωρος ὁ Στρατηλάτης. / Κύριε βοήθει Μιχαὴλ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ ταξιάρχῃ τῷ Φυτιανῷ

    St Theodoros Stratelates. / Lord aid Michael Phytianos, protospatharios and taxiarches

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Basileios Chalkoutzes, imperial notarios

    [...] / Κύριε βοήθει Βασιλείῳ βασιλικῷ νοταρίῳ τῷ Χαλκούτζῃ

    [...] / Lord aid Basileios Chalkoutzes imperial notarios

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Theodoros Chl[...]

    ῾Ο ἅγιος [...]. / [...] καὶ γραφάς, ἀθλητά, σκέπε | Θεοδώρου Χλ[...], τοῦ σοῦ οἰκέτου

    St [...]. / Martyr, protect the [...] and writings | of Theodoros Chl[...], your servant (metrical, with a three-syllable family name)

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Georgios Choirosphaktes, patrikios

    Γεωργίου σφράγισμα τοῦ Χοιροσφάκτου /| τοῦ πατρικίου ἀξίως τεταγμένου

    Seal of Georgios Choirosphaktes /| worthily appointed as a patrikios (metrical)

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Konstantinos Choirosphaktes, protoproedros

    Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Κωνσταντίνῳ πρωτοπροέδρῳ τῷ Χοιροσφάκτῃ

    Lord aid your servant Konstantinos Choirosphaktes, protoproedros

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Theodoros Choumnos, sebastos

    [...]. [...]. / Σκέποις σεβαστὸν Θεόδωρον τὸν Χοῦμνον | σεπτὴ ξυνωρὶς μαρτύρων Θεοδώρων

    [...]. [...]. / May you protect Theodoros Choumnos, sebastos, | o revered pair of martyr Theodoroi (metrical)

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Ioannes Chousenes

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Γεώργιος. / Τὸν Χουσένην ᾿Ιωάννην, Μάρτυς, σκέποις

    St Georgios. / Martyr, may you protect Ioannes Chousenes

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Ioannes Chousenes

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Γεώργιος. / Τὸν Χουσένην ᾿Ιωάννην, Μάρτυς, σκέποις

    St Georgios. / Martyr, may you protect Ioannes Chousenes

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Leon Chrysobalantites, notarios

    [...] / Λέοντι νοταρίῳ τῷ Χρυσοβαλαντίτῃ

    [...] / Leon Chrysobalantites, notarios

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Theodoros Chrysostomites (?)

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Δημήτριος. / Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοδώρῳ τῷ Χρυσοστομίτῃ

    St Demetrios. / Lord aid your servant Theodoros Chrysostomites (?)

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Nikephoros Chrysotzephoudes, kouropalates

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Θεόδωρος. / Κύριε βοήθει Νικηφόρῳ κουροπαλάτῃ τῷ Χρυσοτζεφούδῃ

    St Theodoros. / Lord aid Nikephoros Chrysotzephoudes, kouropalates

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Joseph, sebastos

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Θεόδωρος. / Μάρτυς σεβαστῶ(ν) ᾿Ιωσὴφ διδου χάριν

    St Theodoros. / Martyr, give grace to Joseph sebastos

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Joseph, sebastos

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Θεόδωρος. / Μάρτυς σεβαστῶ(ν) ᾿Ιωσὴφ διδου χάριν

    St Theodoros. / Martyr, give grace to Joseph sebastos

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Demetrios Tornikes

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Δημήτριος. / Δημήτριον σκέποις με, μάρτυς, Τορνίκην

    St Demetrios. / May you protect me, martyr, Demetrios Tornikes (metrical)

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Pankratios [...], anthypatos patrikios

    Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Πανκρατίῳ / ἀνθυπάτῳ πατρικίῳ [...]

    Lord aid your servant Pankratios / [...], anthypatos patrikios

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Ioannes

    [...] / Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ ᾿Ιωάννῃ

    [...] / Lord aid your servant Ioannes

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Ioannes, deacon of Hagia Sophia and chartoularios

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. / Θεοτόκε βοήθει ᾿Ιωάννῃ διακόνῳ τῆς Μεγάλης ᾿Εκκλησίας καὶ χαρτουλάριος

    Mother of God. / Theotokos aid Ioannes, deacon of Hagia Sophia and chartoularios

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Leon

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Νικόλαος. / Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Λέοντι

    St Nikolaos. / Lord aid your servant Leon

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Gregorios Klibanas, protospatharios

    Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ / Γρηγορίῳ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ τῷ Κλιβανᾷ

    Lord aid your servant / Gregorios Klibanas, protospatharios

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Nikephoros, mystikos

    ῾Ο ἅγιος Νικόλαος. / Σφράγισμα γραφῶν μυστικοῦ Νικηφόρου

    St Nikolaos. / The sealing of the writings of Nikephoros mystikos (metrical)

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Katakalon Tarchaneiotes (type 2)

    Κατακαλὼν σφράγισμα τῶν γραφῶν τόδε /| Τραχανειώτου, ὅν σκέποις, Θεοῦ Λόγε

    This is the sealing of the writings of Katakalon /| T(ra)chaneiotes: may you protect him, Word of God (metrical)

    Bulgaria (private collection)

  • Manuel

    [...] / Τὸν σὸν Μανουήλ, ᾿Εμμανουήλ, με σκέποις

    [...] / Emmanuel, may you protect me, your servant Manuel

    Bulgaria (private collection)