Basil II Bulgaroktonos, with Constantine VIII, 976-1025. Histamenon (Gold, 24 mm, 4.44 g, 6 h), Constantinopolis, 1001-1005 (?). • +IҺS XIS RЄX RЄGNANTIhm • Nimbate bust of Christ facing, wearing tunic and pallium, raising his right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels in his left. Rev. +bASIL C COҺSTAҺTI b R Crowned facing half-length busts of Basil II, with short-beard, wearing loros on the left, and Constantine VIII, beardless, wearing chlamys on the right, holding between them long patriarchial cross crosslet; over Basil's head, a suspended crown. DOC 4c. Füeg 4.C. SB 1798. Rare. Boldly struck on a broad flan and very attractive. Light deposits and with very minor areas of weakness, otherwise, about extremely fine.