Re: Query: Roman numeral dating

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From: Bruce Tober <books@STAR-DOT-STAR.NET>
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:43:12 +0000
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In message <4545ED4F.78B2B7F1@POBox.com>, Ron Lieberman <rarebooks@POBOX.COM> on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 at 07:17:19, wrote:

date "cI*,I*,ccc,LXXIV" (asterisks represent printed backward "c"). What's it
translate as? 1874?

Bruce:

If I'm visualizing this correctly... you can read this as:
MDCCCLXXIV  = 1874

Yep, thnaks

Hope this helps.

Ron


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References:
- Query: Roman numeral dating
  - From: Bruce Tober <books@STAR-DOT-STAR.NET>
- Re: Query: Roman numeral dating
  - From: Ron Lieberman <rarebooks@POBOX.COM>