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Re: Query: Roman numeral dating



Thanks to all who responded off and on-line

In message <PxzQZ+1kieRFFwFK@crecon.demon.co.uk>, Bruce Tober <books@STAR-DOT-STAR.NET> on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 at 11:57:24, wrote:
I have a book in front of me on the title page of which is the date "cI*,I*,ccc,LXXIV" (asterisks represent printed backward "c"). What's it translate as? 1874?

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