Oriental Numismatic Society

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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-meeting Leiden 12 September 2026

On Friday September 12, 2025, the annual ONS-meeting in the Netherlands will be held at the premises of the Leiden University.

As usual, there will be a number of lectures and in the late afternoon a member auction.

The tentative program:

  • 09.30 - 10.00 h. Welcome at the Leiden University, Faculty of Archaeology (cafeteria)
  • 10.00 - 12.30 h. Lectures
  • 12.30 – 13.45 h. Joint lunch
  • 13.45 – 15.15 h. Continuation of the morning session.
  • 15.15 - 17.00 h. Auction of some Oriental coins and books. 17.00 –c. 17.30 h. Communications among members and informal get-together. 18.00 - c. 21.00 h. dinner (€ 28,50/p. excl. drinks) in restaurant

Auction lots are illustrated at ZENO.RU – Oriental Coins Database.

Speakers

  • Alexia Kaperoni, Bridging Disciplines: Introducing Oriental Numismatics to Non-Specialists.
  • Danny Van de Wielle, "Coins of the Parthian kings - instant identifier".
  • François Gurnet,The sasanian coinage of Yazdgird II (438-57),a reappraisal.
  • Hans Sanders, the AR drachma coins of Amoghbuti of the Kuninda Dynasty revisited. Data analysis & lessons learned from a collector’s point of view.
  • Irakli Paghava, Monetary Economy of the 11th Century Bagratid Georgia.
  • Omid Mohammadi, “From ‘Abzūd’ to ‘Baraka’: A Numismatic Study of Blessing Across Sasanian and Islamic Eras.”
  • Yigit Altay, A Unique Ilkhanid Dirham of Hülegü Citing Möngke: The Ahmad Washtaq Issue of Natanz, 6(58?) AH.
  • Nikolaus Schindel,"Umayyad Copper Coins and Administrative Geography of Early Islamic Bilad al-Sham".

ONS Promotion at the Expo Houten (Utrecht) 19 September 2026

ONS Quarterly Lecture Series online/worldwide Saturday October 17

  • Paul Landgraver on Sriwijaya coins; 4 pm London time.

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.