Soter Megas (Vima Takto) – Kushan Empire AE Coin (c. 80–90 CE) – NGC Certified

This coin was issued during the time of the Kushan Empire, which spanned parts of modern-day Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India.

Own a certified bronze coin from the Kushan Empire, bearing the name of the mysterious yet powerful figure known as Soter Megas (“The Great Savior”), recently identified as Vima Takto, and authenticated by NGC. This piece offers a direct link to one of the most expansive and prosperous empires of the early 1st millennium CE.

At its height in the early 2nd century CE, the Kushan Empire stretched from the Aral Sea to northern India, encompassing parts of modern-day Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northern India. It controlled vital segments of both the Silk Road and maritime trade routes, serving as a critical hub for commerce, culture, and religious exchange between East and West.

Soter Megas—once known only by this grand title—was a monarch whose reign marked the rise of Kushan power. Long enigmatic, he is now widely identified as Vima Takto, ruling circa 80–90 CE, and likely the father of the more famous Kanishka I. His coinage, often inscribed with “SOTER MEGAS”, reflects imperial authority and divine sanction, and served as an assertion of Kushan sovereignty over a multicultural empire.

These coins typically feature royal portraits in Central Asian or Hellenistic style, paired with Greek legends or hybrid iconography representing gods, royal titles, or dynastic legitimacy.

Certified by NGC, this coin of Soter Megas is a remarkable artifact of one of Asia’s great ancient empires — a testament to power, prosperity, and cultural synthesis at the crossroads of civilizations.