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Switzerland, History of Roman Republic, 1743, Medal, EF; Switzerland, History of Roman Republic, 1743 Medal, EF, Scipio africanus /Continence of Scipio. AR 542. Grainy surfaces, cleaned. Beautiful female prisoner/Scipio in the midst of the proposition. By Dassier. Copper, Eisler II 205/31b. 32mm The Continence of Scipio, or The Clemency of Scipio, is an episode recounted by Livy of the Roman general Scipio Africanus during his campaign in Spain during the Second Punic War. He refused a generous ransom for a young female prisoner, returning her to her fiancé Allucius, who in return became a supporter of Rome. In recognition of his magnanimous treatment of a prisoner, he was taken as one of the prime examples of mercy during warfare in classical times. Interest in the story revived in the Renaissance and the episode figured widely thereafter in both the literary and figurative arts.

Estimate: $65