Kushans, AE tetradrachm, Vima Taktho / Soter Megas

Kushan Empire. Vima Taktho / Soter Megas (55-100AD)

AE tetradrachm (8.29 g)

One of the most iconic and recognizable bronze issues of the early Kushan Empire. Vima Takto, known from his coinage by the title Soter Megas (“Great Saviour”), was among the rulers responsible for the expansion of Kushan power across Bactria, Afghanistan, and northwestern India, laying the foundations for one of the greatest empires of ancient Central Asia

OBVERSE: Diademed bust of the king facing right, surrounded by Greek legend

REVERSE: Standing horse, a characteristic reverse type associated with the coinage of Soter Megas, with tamgha and surrounding legend

A classic and highly collectible early Kushan bronze issue, illustrating the fusion of Hellenistic and Central Asian numismatic traditions that characterized the formative period of the Kushan Empire

Choice VF. SCARCE

References: Z-203493 (similar coin) 

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