Oriental Numismatic Society

The Oriental Numismatic Society is a world-wide network of those interested in Oriental coins and money (collectors, scholars, and enthusiasts).

The Society publishes the Journal of the Oriental Numismatic Society, an international journal that is released quarterly to our members worldwide.

The different regional sections of the Society hold meetings around the world at which members can meet and hear talks by collectors, scholars and enthusiasts working on a variety of numismatic topics.

Society Activities

Upcoming Meetings

ONS Quarterly Lecture Series online/worldwide Saturday, April 12, 2025, 4 pm London time. Joe Cribb, Hebei Normal University. Kidarite Coinage in Bactria c. AD 345-467. Your regional secretary will send you a Zoom link.

There will be an ONS meeting in Tübingen, Germany on May 10-11, 2025.

There will be an ONS meeting in Vienna, Austria, on June 10, 2025.

Oriental Numismatic News

The ONS has awarded the 2023 Ashoka Prize to Barbara Mears.