Basil II Bulgaroktonos, with Constantine VIII, 976-1025. Histamenon (Gold, 24 mm, 4.42 g, 7 h), Constantinopolis, circa 1005-1025. +IҺS XIS RЄX RЄGNANTIҺm Bust of Christ facing, with cross-nimbus with two crescents in upper quarters, wearing tunic and himation, his right hand raised and holding book of Gospels in his left. Rev. +bASIL C COҺSTANTI b R Crowned half-length busts of Basil, wearing loros, and Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding long, plain cross between them. DOC 6a. SB 1800. Lustrous and attractive. Minor edge marks, otherwise, extremely fine.