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Old 03-16-2014, 05:38 AM   #13136
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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967 View Post
VIM = 994
MID = 1499
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ID = 499
Sorry, no to all of those.

994 is CMXCIV not VIM
1499 is MCDXCIX not MID
499 is CDXCIX not ID

(In general, Romans didn't use a much smaller number before a bigger one in that way. I could go before V or X, but not before L, C, D or M.)

There is at least one common English word that is a proper Roman number.

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