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Æ Drachm - Wima Takto Soter Megas
| Issuer | Kushan Empire |
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| Year | 90-113 |
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| Value | Drachm (1) |
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| Reverse description | The king, identified as Soter Megas, depicted as an equestrian figure mounted on a horse proceeding to the right in a formal ceremonial pose. A royal monogram appears in the field before the horse, serving as a dynastic identifier. A circular Kharosthi legend surrounds the central design, providing the royal titulature. The composition follows the standard Kushan equestrian reverse type, combining Greek-derived titulature conventions with indigenous script elements. |
| Reverse script | Kharosthi/Greek |
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Wima Takto — also recorded as Vima Taktu — ruled as the predecessor to Wima Kadphises and is among the least-documented Kushan rulers, his reign reconstructed almost entirely from numismatic evidence rather than written sources. The epithet "Soter Megas," meaning Great Savior, appears borrowed from earlier Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian royal titulature, suggesting deliberate legitimizing propaganda aimed at populations still culturally anchored to those predecessor dynasties.
The attribution of coinage to his specific reign was substantially clarified only in the late twentieth century, following Robert Senior's systematic die studies.