So, I was recently reading one of the more detailed imaginings of the merry adventures of Robin Hood, and it struck me how many different ways they had to measure drinks. So I took it upon myself: what is the actual value of a hogshead? What barrel size is an impressive prize to win at the shot? How much would it cost to buy a pin of wine?
So I looked up the volumes, then multiplied those volumes by their base values in the PHB. The following are the values of the different sizes of alcohol barrels.
Tun
216 gallons.
43 gold and 2 silver pieces in ale or common wine
2,160 gold coins in fine wine
Pipe or Butt
108 gallons.
21 gold pieces and 6 silver pieces in ale or common wine
1,080 gold coins in fine wine
Puncheon or Tertian
72 gallons
14 gold pieces and 4 silver pieces in ale or common wine
720 gold coins in fine wine
Hogshead
54 gallons.
10 gold pieces and 8 silver pieces in ale or common wine
540 gold coins in fine wine
Barrel
27 gallons.
5 gold pieces and 4 silver pieces in ale or common wine
270 gold coins in fine wine
Rundlet
15 gallons
3 gold pieces in ale or common wine
150 gold coins in fine wine
Kilderkin
13.5 gallons
2 gold pieces and 7 silver pieces in ale or common wine
135 gold coins in fine wine
Firkin
6.75 gallons
1 gold piece, 3 silver pieces, and 5 copper pieces in ale or common wine
67 gold coins and 5 silver coins in fine wine
Pin
3.375 gallons
7 silver pieces and 7 copper pieces in ale or common wine
33 gold coins, 7 silver coins, and 5 copper coins in fine wine
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