8 january 2013
Improved Answer:-
The main symbols are: M=1000, D=500, C=100, L=50, X=10, V=5 and I=1
Note that: 5*I=V, 2*V=X, 5*X=L, 2*L=C, 5*C=D and 2*D=M
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The Roman numeral for 10 is X
The number 2001 in Roman numerals is written as MMI. It requires 3 symbols: two M's for 2000 and one I for 1.
Yes as for example MDCLXVI = 1666
88, rather nicely uses 8 characters in Roman numerals: LXXXVIII.
How about X for 10 or XI for 11