Thread-topic: [EXLIBRIS] Query: Roman numeral dating
Would you send the explanation to ExLibris? I'm interested.
Carol
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From: Ron Lieberman [mailto:rarebooks@POBOX.COM]
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Subject: Re: [EXLIBRIS] Query: Roman numeral dating
> 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
Hope this helps.
Ron
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