Commodity money Commodity money Commodity money is money whose value comes from a commodity of which it is made. Commodity money consists of objects that have value in themselves (intrinsic value) as well as value in their use as money. Examples of commodities that have been used as mediums of exchange include gold, silver, copper, salt, peppercorns, tea, large stones (such as Rai stones), decorated belts, shells, alcohol, cigarettes, cannabis, silk, candy, nails, cocoa beans, cowries and barley. These items were sometimes used in a metric of perceived value in conjunction to one another, in various commodity valuation or price system economies.
Ordo Aurum Solis "The Divine Arcana of the Aurum Solis" and "Rediscover the Magick of the Gods and Goddesses". Another book contains practices coming from the Aurum Solis. This is "The Magical Use of Prayer Beads". All these books have been published by Llewellyn Publications. Vivian Godfrey (Melita Denning) was diagnosed with cancer early in 1997 and died on March 23 of that same year. On June 14, 2003, Leon Barcynski (Osborne Phillips) retired as Grand Master and was succeeded by Jean-Louis de Biasi, the current Grand Master, who subsequently made a declaration that bore witness to the Hermetic nature of the work