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Peparethos — the Aegean island now called Skopelos — was among the more prosperous of the northern Sporades during the Hellenistic period, its economy built substantially on wine exports that were traded across the eastern Mediterranean. These small bronzes circulated locally and likely served harbor and market transactions rather than inter-regional exchange. The island came under increasing Roman influence following the settlement of Greek affairs after Pydna in 168 BC, which brackets the likely peak of this issue's production.