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

Leiden, September 12, 2025. See the program

UK meeting, 20 September 2025 Coin Study Day and the Annual General Meeting, at the British Museum and on Zoom. See the program

ONS Quarterly Lecture Series online/worldwide Saturday, 11th October, 2025, 4 pm London time / 11 am New York time.

Fabrizio Sinisi, “The Coinage of the Saka Between Sistan and North-Western India: the First Post-Greek Monetary Pantheon in the Indo-Iranian Borderlands”.

Oriental Numismatic News

The ONS has awarded the 2024 Ashoka Prize to Dilip Rajgor.

The ONS has awarded the 2024 Steve Cribb Memorial Award to Robert S. Wicks.