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Not really a blooper, there's a history to this: http://www.ubr.com/clocks/frequently-asked-questions-faq/faq-roman-iiii-vs-iv-on-clock-dials.aspx
ReplyDeleteactually, IV is only a common change. For centuries, IIII was the norm.
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals#IIII_vs._IV
It's not much of a blooper, IIII was as acceptable as IV in Roman numerals. Plenty of examples in old literature....I'd drop this one if I was you...
ReplyDeleteTop site though,
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This is correct!
ReplyDeleteIIII i used because it visually balances VIII better than IV does.