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Paros, the Cycladic island that supplied the ancient Mediterranean world with its most prized white marble, maintained a mint that produced relatively little bronze coinage compared to its silver-rich neighbors. The HGC 6, 670 type spans a wide dating range, suggesting continuous or intermittent production across a period that saw the Aegean pass from Macedonian dominance through the wars of the Diadochi and into the era of Rhodian commercial hegemony — each shift altering trade patterns through the Cyclades in ways that affected local monetary needs directly.