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    \$\begingroup\$ Great task! However, could you give an example of how a negative roman shorthand looks like? Does DDDDM stand for -1000? \$\endgroup\$ Commented Dec 30, 2011 at 19:00
  • \$\begingroup\$ @pimvdb You got it! \$\endgroup\$ Commented Dec 30, 2011 at 19:37
  • \$\begingroup\$ A question regarding the special case zero: Is "" allowed for zero or do we have to use VVX or something equivalent? \$\endgroup\$ Commented Dec 30, 2011 at 19:46
  • \$\begingroup\$ @Howard: Great question, I hadn't thought of that! I've added roman numeral rule 4 for which clarifies that case. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Dec 30, 2011 at 20:00
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    \$\begingroup\$ "Locate the rightmost highest-valued symbol to the right of the current symbol" -- which wins, rightmost or highest-valued? i.e., is IXV = -(-1 + 10) + 5 = -4 (rightmost wins), or IXV = -1 + 10 + 5 = 14 (highest-valued wins)? \$\endgroup\$ Commented Dec 30, 2011 at 21:06