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Byzantine Empire, Basil II Bulgaroktonos and Constantine VIII, 10 January 976 - 15 December 1025 A.D.
Basil II Bulgaroktonos was the longest-reigning Byzantine emperor (for almost 50 years). He ruled with his brother, Constantine VIII as his adviser. Bulgaria (the Bulgars) was an ongoing problem during his reign, but was finally defeated and absorbed into the Empire. Basil brought great wealth to the Empire. At the time of his death, at almost 70 years of age, he was planning a campaign to wrest control of Sicily from the Arabs. Constantine VIII took over after the death of Basil, and the Empire began its decline.BZ91206. Silver miliaresion, DOC III, part 2, 17a; Morrisson BnF 42/Cp/AR/1; Ratto 1950 corr. (ornament misdescribed); Wroth BMC 16 var. (ornament); SBCV 1810, Sommer 41.9, F, toned, scratches, holed, clipped, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 2.234g, maximum diameter 21.2mm, die axis 0o, c. 977 - 989; obverse EN TOVTΩ nICAT bASILE C CΩnST, cross crosslet on globus and four steps, X at center, pellet in crescent on shaft, facing crowned busts of Basil II, in loros, and Constantine VIII, in chlamys, on left and right; reverse + bASIL / C CΩnSTAn / ΠORFVROS / ΠISTOI bAS / RΩmAIΩ in five lines, decorative ornaments above and below, each with four pellets arranged as a cross; obv. and rev. have triple border but almost all is off flan due to clipped flan (usual for the type); scarce; SOLD
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