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Basic Principles When a small number comes before a larger number, the smaller number is e.g. 4 = IV (i.e. 5 – 1)
When a smaller number follows a larger one, the two are added together. e.g. 6 = VI (i.e. 5 + 1)]
When a letter is repeated is repeats its value – e.g.
The letters V, e.g. 10 = X not
A dash line over a numeral multiplies its value by 1000 –
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A bar across the top of the letter
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