Bushels of barley for a bride

A roll of quarters, a bag of wine, and five bushels of barley is pretty much what Hosea had to pay to get back his wife who had run away and perhaps sold herself into prostitution. It was six ounces (170 grams) of silver, not quite the weight of an eight-ounce (227 grams) roll of quarters. You can read the story in Hosea 3. Who’s Who and Where’s Where in the Bible 2.0, page 198.