Wealth & Money

This section describes some of the more common types of money used in Europa. In many parts of Europa, more obscure coins with different values then those given here may be used. And in many cases money is primarily a unit of account, with exchange of trade goods and other barter being the principal means of exchange. The following tables give some of the most widely used coin names, as well as their symbols, composition, weights and values in terms of the prices used in the Core Rules.

Four Coins: In the Western Empire the basic coins are the “Bit” (a), the Pfenning (d) and the Mark (s). The “Bit” and Pfenning are minted locally with the “Bit” being made of copper or bronze and the Pfenning being a combination of silver and copper. The minting of the silver Mark is restricted to the cities of the Mark League, and the passing of a false mark is a crime in most of Europa. The Mark is also the standard unit of account on much of the continent. Much rarer is the Ducat (L), a gold coin minted in Venice, and a name sometimes given to gold coins used elsewhere. The Ducat is the standard unit of account for wealthy southern merchants and bankers, and with some of the nobility. The coins of the Western Empire are circulated widely, and these names can also be used for the surrounding lands.

Other Coins: The silver Silique, also sometimes referred to as drachma and gold Bezant are common coins in the Eastern Empire and the Levant, and correspond in the value to the Mark and Ducat respectively. The Florin is a gold coin minted in Florence; it is also similar to the Ducat. Britannia has the Pound and Shilling, equivalent to the Ducat and Mark, the Noble, worth 10 Shillings, and Farthing, worth two Bits. Other odd coins include the strange bronze Kopek of Borivostock. Finally, there is the Morisi (M), a dwarven coin of legend, said to be made of a mysterious metal called platinum, each Morisi is believed to be worth 10 Ducats.

Imperial Latin Symbol Value Conversion Metal
Ducat Libre L 20 s 2 pp Gold
Mark Solidus s 12 d 1 gp Silver
Pfenning Denarius d 8 a 1 sp Silver and Copper
"Bit" Aes a 1/8 d 1 cp Copper, Bronze or other metals

Symbol Britannia (Albion) Western Empire (South) Eastern Empire (Byzantium) Principalities of Rus Dwarf
L Pound Ducat or Florin Bezant   Aelinok
s Shilling Soldo Silique Ruble Dalok
d Penny Denari Miliaresion   Dunok
a "Bit" "Bit" Follis Kopek Elgramok

Weatlth other than coins

Merchants commonly exchange trade goods without using currency. As a means of comparison, some trade goods are detailed below.
Cost Item
1a One pound of wheat
2a One pound of flour
1d One chicken
One dozen eggs
2d One pound of iron
1s One pound of cinnamon
One square yard of linen
2s One goat
One sheep
3s One pound of copper
One pig
4s One pound of ginger
One pound of pepper
5s One pound of salt
One square yard of wool
10s One cow
15s One pound of saffron
One pound of cloves
One ox
1L One square yard of silk
2L One pound of silver
40L One pound of gold

Selling Loot

In general, a character can sell something for half its listed price.
Trade goods are the exception to the half-price rule. A trade good, in this sense, is a valuable good that can be easily exchanged almost as if it were cash itself.