Basil II Bulgaroktonos, with Constantine VIII. 976-1025. AR Miliaresion (24mm, 2.60 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 977-989. Cross crosslet, with central X and pellet-in-crescent on shaft, set on globus atop four steps, between crowned facing busts of Basil and Constantine / + ЬASIL´/C CωҺSτAҺ´/ΠORFVROS´/ΠISτV ЬAS´/RωmAIω´ in five lines; – ·:· – ornament above and below. DOC 18; SB 1811. Iridescent toning, crystallized. Good VF.