Ask HN: A Book on the History of Money?

I read & loved Cryptonomicon. The parts abut creating a currency were really interesting.

I am now reading The Baroque Cycle and I'm finding the little tidbits about the history of money/currency/stock exchange even more interesting.

I tried to sift through a couple of interviews and AMA by Stephenson, but I couldn't find a source (or sources) from which he derives these info.

Do you have any recommendations? I am looking for something really broad, like from ancient times to modern day, and possibly written for someone who doesn't know a lot about economics.