Historical note: Scipio the Elder (Scipio Africanus) wasknown as a Graecophile lifestyle, and his unconventional way of wearing the Roman toga, raised much opposition among the conservatives of Rome, led by Cato the Elder who felt that Greek influence was destroying old Roman culture and making the Roman men effeminate. Cato, as a loyalist of Fabius Maximus, had been sent out as quaestor to Scipio in Sicily circa 204 BC to investigate charges of military indiscipline, corruption, and other offense against Scipio; none of those charges were found true by the tribunes of the plebs accompanying Cato. (It may or may not be significant that years later, as censor, Cato degraded Scipio's brother Scipio Asiaticus (Asiagenius) from the Senate. It is certainly true that some Romans of the day viewed Cato as a representative of the old Romans, and Scipio and his like as Graecophiles. Obv: Saturn,Rev: Venus in Slow Biga with Cupid above,Weight: 4.2 grams,Diameter: 18 mm diameter (about the size of a US Penny),Condition: about Fine

Antique Coins
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