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Byzantine Empire, Basil II Bulgaroktonos and Constantine VIII, 10 January 976 - 15 December 1025 A.D.
Basil II was called Bulgaroktonos "the Bulgar-Slayer". Eldest son of Romanos II, Basil was born in 958. The first decade of his reign was marked by rivalry with the powerful Basil Lekapenos, an unsuccessful war against Bulgaria, and rebellions by generals in Asia Minor. Basil solidified his position through a marriage alliance with Vladimir I of Kiev, and after suppressing the revolts, he embarked on his conquest of Bulgaria. Bulgaria was finally subdued in 1018 after over 20 years of war, interrupted only by sporadic warfare in Syria against the Fatimids. Basil also expanded Byzantine control over most of Armenia. His reign is widely considered as the apogee of medieval Byzantium.BZ89543. Silver miliaresion, DOC III, part 2, 17b; Wroth BMC 16; Morrisson BnF 42/Cp/Ar/1; Ratto 1950 var. (ornament); SBCV 1810; Sommer 41.9, VF, clipped (Sear notes this is normal for the type and all DOC III plate coins are clipped), holed, toned, scratches, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 1.919g, maximum diameter 23.5mm, die axis 0o, 977 - 989 A.D.; obverse EN TOVTΩ nICAT bASILE C CΩnST, cross crosslet, X at intersection, on globus and four steps, between facing busts of Basil (on left) and Constantine, both wear crown with cross and pendilia, Basil bearded wearing loros, Constantine beardless wearing chlamys; reverse + bASIL / C CΩnSTAn / ΠORFVROS / ΠISTOI bAS / RΩmAIΩ' in five lines, decorative ornaments above and below, each with five pellets arranged as a cross; from the Robert Watcher Collection; scarce; SOLD
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