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 Brussels 13 June 2026, at the Université Libre de Bruxelles

  • Presentation of ULB/East/ONS/SRNB
  • Harald Blot, Menander Soter and the Euthydemids: an exploration and evaluation of iconographic continuity in Bactrian and Indo-Greek coinage.
  • Patrick Pasmans, Critical Comments on the Attribution of New Coin Finds from Elymais and Mesene (Characene)
  • François Gurnet, The Sasanian coinage of Yazdgird II (439-457). A re-appraisal.
  • Nikolaus Schindel: Some Thoughts about Sasanian Coinage and the Mazdakite Movement.
  • Joe Cribb, The Taiwan and Fujian Military dollars, 1830s–1870s.
  • Vanessa Frangville, Ethnic diversity on Chinese currency since 1949.
  • Kris Van den Cruyce, Private seals from the Tibetan Cultural region.
  • Jan Lingen, A silver medal of the Sikh Empire, Ranjit Singh (c. 1837)
  • YiÄŸit Altay, From Lens to Algorithm: Building Custom Tools for Oriental Numismatics

Registration is mandatory and must be completed by June 1st. A €15 deposit for lunch is required from all participants. To conclude the meeting, a dinner will be held. Your regional secretary will send details.

ONS Quarterly Lecture Series online/worldwide Saturday August 22

  • Phil Hauret on coins of Arakan; 4 pm London time.

ONS-meeting Leiden 11 September 2026

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.