Nikolaus Schindel

Nikolaus Schindel is a Senior Lecturer and Group Leader of the Numismatics Research Group at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (Vienna). He specializes in ancient and medieval coinage, with a focus on Byzantine, Islamic, and Crusader numismatic systems. His work spans from Nabatean kingdoms to Ottoman sultanates, analyzing minting practices, economic networks, and political narratives encoded in coins.

Research interests include cross-cultural monetary exchanges, counterfeiting practices, and hoard analysis. He leads excavations at sites like Ephesos and contributes to projects such as the Aigeira Kleidi/Samikon excavations. Active in numismatic societies, he serves on the Scientific Advisory Board and Archäologischer Rat committees.

Prominent publications (2024) address rare Nabatean coin types, Abbasid dirhams in Carinthia, and Ottoman Sultan Cem's coinage. He co-authored a seminal study on Crusader-era coins in Vienna's collection (2019). His research bridges numismatic material with broader historical narratives, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches.

His lab, based at Dominikanerbastei 16, Vienna, collaborates internationally on numismatic projects. Teaching and mentoring emphasize hands-on analysis of coin collections and digital numismatic methodologies.