Even though Beryl might not have counted it the same ways as Asher had done, the man had judge the pouches by weight. He also knew that every coin weighed the same, being one gram in weight.
Thus it was easy for him to estimate the number.
Even if the bigger pouch only had silver coins, it would still be a thousand silvers which was ten gold coins. This would be enough for a mercenary to spend for year safely.
Thus Asher would have no problem with that either. But this was several times greater than that.
Even if Asher lived a bit more comfortably, he might not spend it in his entire life!
And if he was frugal, that amount would not only be enough for him to buy some land and house, set up a business but also support a decent sized family at the same time for decades on end.
It was quite literally a life changing amount and most people would kill for a fortune like this.