Curiously, Al opened up the pouch, and his jaw dropped down.

Most day to day transactions for the common man were done with small copper coins. Merchants often did their trade with silver pieces; even a single silver coin was worth a fair amount, and they were often Al's reward for exterminating a particularly nasty monster.
This pouch contained a fistful of golden denarii, more than enough to buy whatever they needed.

"This, t-this is more money than I've even [i]seen.[/i]" he told Serpica, his hands starting to shake.The twelve or so coins started to produce a pleasant jingle inside the bag.

"Serpica, we have to go spend this right now."