Honorary Fellowship is awarded to Fellows of the Society who have made a particularly important contribution to numismatics, and is for life. There are usually around 25 Honorary Fellows at any given time.
| Elected | Name(s) |
|---|---|
| 1967 | H.R.H. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh |
| 1964 | Professor Laura Breglia, Naples |
| 1973 | Miss D.E. Shackleton, Brentwood, Essex |
| 1975 | Professor R. Kiersnowski, Warsaw |
| 1976 | Jean Lafaurie, Paris |
| 1979 | The Revd H. St J. Hart, Cambridge |
| 1984 | Dr M. Grant, Lucca |
| 1990 | Eileen Barker |
| 1992 | Mr Samir Shamma, Riyadh |
| 1994 | Neil Kreitman |
| 1994 | Raymond Weiller |
| 1995 | Peter Berghaus |
| 1995 | Georges Le Rider |
| 1996 | Marion Archibald |
| 1998 | Pierre Bastien |
| 1998 | Leslie Elam |
| 1998 | Brita Malmer |
| 1999 | Basil Demetriadi |
| 1999 | Tony Merson |
| 1999 | Dr L. Mildenberg, Zurich |
| 1999 | Atilio Stazio |
| 1999 | Hyla Troxell |
| 2001 | Graham Dyer |
| 2001 | Michael Mitchiner |
| 2001 | H.-D. Schultz |
| 2002 | Christoph Boehringer |
| 2002 | Richard Reece |
| 2002 | Nicholas Rhodes |
| 2004 | David Sellwood |
| 2005 | Harold Mattingly |
| 2007 | Michael Metcalf |
| 2008 | Sir Mark Jones |
| 2010 | Simon Bendall |
| 2010 | Jennifer Cargill-Thompson |