lucius scribonius libo was a tribune of the "plebs" in 216 bc, during the second punic war. a question arose pertaining to the ransoming of roman captives; he referred the matter to the senate. he was one of the three men appointed "triumviri mensarii", a commission created by a "lex minucia", possibly to deal with a shortage of silver; the full range of their financial activities is unclear. he was "praetor peregrinus" in 204 and sent to cisalpine gaul.