Roman numerals are, by modern standards, a bit unusual. By virtue of using designations for both 5 and 10, and not scaling well to higher numbers, they’ve fallen out of favor outside of some ...

Like many clock faces, its uses four I’s instead of IV for 4 o’clock. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post) Perspective by John Kelly Thanks for your informative piece on the Roman numerals on ...

Ask someone to draw the face of an old grandfather clock with the Roman numerals placed correctly ... applied acanthus leaf handle, 5 by 5 1/4 inches, $175. Shelf clock, Empire, eagle crest ...

Why do some analog clocks with Roman numerals have '4' as 'IV,' while others have 'IIII'? This is one of those questions where no one seems to have a definitive answer, and probably no one ever will.

Roman numerals use the letters of the alphabet, which are then used in combination the higher the number. The symbols for numbers 1-10 are as follows: In literal terms, the prefixes or suffixes in ...