▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Char ac ene , ▁a ▁v ass al ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁Par th ians . ▁ ▁Like ▁most ▁k ings ▁of ▁Char ac ene ▁he ▁is ▁known ▁only ▁from ▁num ism atic ▁sources , ▁in ▁his ▁case ▁his ▁silver ▁and ▁bronze ▁co ins . ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁mentioned ▁by ▁Luci an ▁of ▁Sam os ata , ▁who ▁says ▁of ▁him ▁that ▁he ▁lived ▁till ▁ 9 2 . ▁ ▁His ▁name ▁is ▁probably ▁Pers ian ▁in ▁origin ▁but ▁his ▁coin age ▁indicates ▁he ▁was ▁h ellen ised . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁king ▁of ▁Char ak ene ▁to ▁call ▁himself ▁S oter . ▁▁ ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁co ins ▁over st rik es ▁a ▁coin ▁of ▁a ▁king ▁Hi pp ok r ates ▁Aut ok r ator ▁N ike ph or os . ▁The ▁latter ▁might ▁be ▁an ▁us ur p ator ▁in ▁the ▁Char ak ene . ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁Category : K ings ▁of ▁Char ac ene ▁Category : 1 st - century ▁BC ▁monarch s ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁death ▁missing ▁Category : 1 st - century ▁BC ▁r ul ers ▁Category : 1 st - century ▁BC ▁death s ▁Category : V ass al ▁r ul ers ▁of ▁the ▁Par th ian ▁Empire <0x0A> </s> ▁Ter ence ▁William ▁" T er ry " ▁She ah an , ▁A O ▁( born ▁ 1 8 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 7 ) ▁is ▁an ▁Australian ▁judge