Symeon Chalinziotes, protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou and son of Peter, 11th century. Seal (Lead, 29 mm, 18.29 g, 12 h). Θ / Π/Є-T/P/O/C Bust of Saint Peter facing, holding a long cross in his right hand and fold of his garment in his left. Rev. +KЄ R,Θ, / CVMЄⲰN A’/CΠAΘ, ЄΠI T, / XPΓ,KΛ, T૪ V, / ΠЄT, T૪ XA/ΛINZIO/T,. Leu Web Auction 17 (2021), 3308. Cf. Cheynet/Theodoridis 47 (same reverse legend but with a standing Saint Peter). An intriguing seal mentioning both family name and patronym. Good very fine.


Cheynet and Theodoridis published the seals of three members of the otherwise unknown Chalinziotes family (Konstantinos, Moses and Symeon), whose name may derive from an eastern toponym. The seal of Symeon in the Theodoridis collection depicts a standing Saint Peter on its obverse, but the reverse is spaced and abbreviated identically to ours. Both seals must thus belong to the same individual, adding another seal type to this rarely attested family.