Re: Price of a crossbow...
Some possibilities:
Was this person in the exclusive employ of the city, or was the deal "I'll be paid my retainer if I make at least four crossbows for the city in addition to the dozens I crank out for buyers who aren't the city"?
Were these regular, man-portable crossbows, or were they massive "rampart crossbows" for defending the city?
Was this person a true master, creating crossbows which would in the terms used by roleplaying games be "masterwork" or "fine" weapons, the crossbow equivalent of bespoke elephant guns or at least extensively rebuilt, accurized sniper rifles, not mass-produced infantry rifles?
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