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About the Journal
Koinon is an annual, peer-reviewed academic journal for classical numismatic studies that encourages contributions from a wide variety of perspectives. It publishes papers on western and non-western coinages from the origins (c. 650 BC) until early modern times (c. AD 1400). Papers can be any length, from short notes to lengthy essays, and there is also a special section for publishing newly discovered type varieties. The editors are especially interested in papers that approach numismatics through an interdisciplinary lens, helping fill out the historical narrative by employing the best methodological approaches of various disciplines. Die studies, provenance research, forgery analysis, corpora of rare varieties and types, and ethical questions on laws and collecting are also encouraged, as are book reviews.
Current Issue
Vol. 8 (2025)
The latest issue of KOINON brings together new research spanning Greek, Roman, and medieval coinage, alongside a memorial tribute to David MacDonald, a pioneering scholar of overstruck coins. The volume features detailed studies of Alexander the Great’s gold and silver coinage, including die analyses and revised chronologies, investigations into Seleucid, civic, and hoard material, and iconographic explorations of figures such as Tyche and Nike Apteros. Contributions also address biblical numismatics, medieval Christian imagery on coinage, and newly identified varieties, reflecting the journal’s commitment to methodological rigour, chronological refinement, and the broad cultural significance of coinage across periods.
Published:
17/12/2025
