Reddit mentions of Making Money: Coin, Currency, and the Coming of Capitalism

Umm, actually these topics are not really suitable for "media" given the complexity. The topic goes as far back to Plato's Laws, to many archaeological texts, speeches from Roman Senators of why Carthage must burtn, Poetic works such as Ezra Pound's Cantos, which eloquently highlights the conflict of gold in the foundation of the United States, to well - people like Adolf Hitler himself and what he accomplished with no gold.

These are academic subjects, and are best studied in books.

If you would like my best recommendation on how money has functioned throughout history, this is the most current and thorough.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0198709579/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The book is narrative, and easier to understand for most people. This is why I recommend it. But there are many books on the archaeology of money going back to the 19th century. Really, no one who seriously studies the topic believes gold was ever significant in the rise of civilization.