Basil II Bulgaroktonos, with Constantine VIII, 976-1025. Histamenon (Gold, 22 mm, 4.43 g, 7 h), Constantinopolis, circa 977-989. +IҺS XIS RЄX RЄGNANTIҺm Bust of Christ Pantokrator facing, with cross nimbus, holding book of Gospels in his left hand and raising his right in benediction. Rev. +bASIL C COҺSTAҺTI b R Crowned facing half-length busts of Basil II, with short-beard and wearing loros on the left, and Constantine VIII, beardless and wearing chlamys on the right, holding between them long patriarchial cross with their right hands. DOC 2d. SB 1796. Some die rust on the obverse and slightly double struck, otherwise, very fine.