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 October 31

16:00-17:00 (London time) (on Zoom only)

Jamie Knapp, The Bullet Coinage of Siam

The presentation will focus on Thailand’s 700-year-long production of the so-called bullet coins, highlighting the broad history of this fascinating Southeast Asian country. Included in the talk will be some recent new numismatic discoveries, the histories of which mimic events that occurred 2,100 years earlier in Ancient Greece.

North America Meeting on Saturday, 16th January, 4pm. In New York in conjunction with The New York International Numismatic Convention.

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.