What to Spend Gold on

Ideas for things in the market or city for adventurers to spend their gold on.

Gold:

A half-share in an elephant
Bagpipes and two bottles of fine wine and a heavy crossbow
An aristocratic lifestyle for 10 days
A spellbook, a forgery kit and 2 signet rings and a rapier
Invest in 10,000 copper coins to use as small change or make coin mountains
Gemstone (50 gp) - onyx (pure black) and a suit of studded leather
Two ponies and a cart and art object (25 gp) - pair of engraved bone dice
2 x heavy infantry starter kit (ring mail, maul, sixteen javelins, dagger)
A greatsword, a rapier and navigator's tools
A suit of chainmail and hire of an untrained hireling for 125 days