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Because of changes made to the real rules governing the Roman numeral system in the Middle Ages the number 1999 is officially now MCMXCIX when converted into Roman numerals.

However the ancient Romans would have worked out the equivalent of 1999 on an abacus counting device as MDCCCCLXXXXVIIII and then abridged it to IMM (2000-1) in written format.

In the same way that the equivalent of 9 is VIIII then abridged to IX (10-1) in written format.

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