I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV XVI XVII XVIII XIX XX etc
The closing credits of a film the other night went by slowly enough for me to stare at the Roman numerals giving the date of release and figure out what that was. 1958 MCMLVIII
Just now I wondered if I could write to twenty in Roman numerals. Yep. Neat.
I like the – oh, I don't know, symmetry? of how it looks. Start in at one with a no-nonsense, bold, stroke; trot along to three adding one each time; make four one less than five by placing a one on the left; plant a V (which looks kind of like a hand with grouped fingers) for five; add one to that V for six; two ones for seven; three ones for eight; decide on an X for ten, I guess, and then make a nine by putting a one on the left …. and so on.
Google will likely come up with MCMMMMMM sites in 1.1v seconds about the history of Roman numerals.
I would be more interested in hearing someone counting in Roman numerals. Hmmmm. Youtube?