Ah yes currency back then is the same as today. He definitely had USD bills in the sack.
If this ruler was a low ranking noble like a baron it could definitely be all his gold. Gold was worth a lot more back then because they had less of it in circulation. It was rare especially before they discovered the New World
Petty nobles back then were vassals and often heavily in debt to their liege. Even with their land holdings some basically had a negative net worth. So most of their income of the land went straight to their liege. The coins they had on hand were their only wealth they could spend.
Ah yes currency back then is the same as today. He definitely had USD bills in the sack.
If this ruler was a low ranking noble like a baron it could definitely be all his gold. Gold was worth a lot more back then because they had less of it in circulation. It was rare especially before they discovered the New World
No noble holds all their wealth in liquid currency. Most of their wealth comes from their land holdings, etc.
Petty nobles back then were vassals and often heavily in debt to their liege. Even with their land holdings some basically had a negative net worth. So most of their income of the land went straight to their liege. The coins they had on hand were their only wealth they could spend.