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A comment on The Mystery of Numerical Notation on the Dial Plate – 4 Is Expressed as IIII. Parent comment

Re:The Mystery of Numerical Notation on the Dial Plate – 4 I... by rob74 on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @10:01AM (#32837322)
That would at least explain why they (sometimes) used IIII instead of IV, but apparently didn't use VIIII instead of IX, XXXX instead of XL etc. etc.
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