Byzantine Empire, Maurice Tiberius, 13 Aug 582-22 Nov 602 Ad

Anoob, if you are going to get into Byzantine coins I recommend that you get a copy of David Sear's "Byzantine Coins and their values". The book is about $85 but well worth the cost.

I second the recommendation of David Sear's "Byzantine Coins and their Values". It is virtually complete as a list and price guide, with very short biographies. Grierson's "Byzantine Coins" is an excellent scholarly book with 1527 coins well-illustrated (be careful, he wrote a pamphlet of the same title, and the pamphlet is not the big book of 407 pages I am discussing. It is very detailed and not aimed at beginners. "Byzantine Coins" by P.D. Whitting has 453 illustrations, some in color, and is aimed at collectors who might like to know more about Byzantine coins. It discusses lots of interesting features of Byzantine coins without being just a chronologically organized list. It moves from fascinating topic to fascinating topic. If you beginning to be interested in Byzantine coins, I would highly recommend the Whitting book. It is beautiful and very readable. I love the Grierson book, but it can wait until you are deep into Byzantine coins.