By ‘old-style’ what Rathbone and von Reden mean here is what 1/5 of two denarii would have been before the retariffing of the denarius from 10 asses to 16 asses. This is a simple and brilliant explanation of Gaius Gracchus’ otherwise bonkers pricing structure. And the first good illustration I’ve seen of how Romans reacted to the retariffing.
Liv Mariah Yarrow 