What does mmvi mean in roman numerals?

Answer 1

Well, m is 1000, v is 5 and i is one. Because the i is after the v, you add and it is 6. and because there are 2 m's you have 2000. So mmvi is 2006 in roman numerals.

I = 1

II = 2

III = 3

IV = 4

V = 5

VI = 6

VII = 7

VIII = 8

IX = 9

X = 10

L = 50

C = 100

D = 500

M = 1000

If you add a line above the V, X, L, C, D, M or write them within parentheses, their value changes, i.e. (V) = five thousand, (X) = ten thousand, (L) = fifty thousand, (C) = on hundred thousand, (D) = five hundred thousand, and (M) = one million.

The basic multiples of Roman numerals thus follow a pattern:

×1

×2

×3

×4

×5

×6

×7

×8

×9

Ones

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

Tens

X

XX

XXX

XL

L

LX

LXX

LXXX

XC

Hundreds

C

CC

CCC

CD

D

DC

DCC

DCCC

CM

Thousands

M

MM

MMM

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

Ten thousands

X

XX

XXX

XL

L

LX

LXX

LXXX

XC

Hundred thousands

C

CC

CCC

CD

D

DC

DCC

DCCC

CM

Each of these fractions had a name, which was also the name of the corresponding coin:

Fraction

Roman Numeral

Name (nominative and genitive)

Meaning

1/12

•

uncia, unciae

"ounce"

2/12 = 1/6

•• or :

sextans, sextantis

"sixth"

3/12 = 1/4

••• or ∴

quadrans, quadrantis

"quarter"

4/12 = 1/3

•••• or ::

triens, trientis

"third"

5/12

••••• or :•:

quincunx, quincuncis

"five-ounce" (quinque unciae → quincunx)

6/12 = 1/2

S

semis, semissis

"half"

7/12

S•

septunx, septuncis

"seven-ounce" (septem unciae → septunx)

8/12 = 2/3

S•• or S:

bes, bessis

"twice" (as in "twice a third")

9/12 = 3/4

S••• or S:•

dodrans, dodrantis

or nonuncium, nonuncii

"less a quarter" (de-quadrans → dodrans)

or "ninth ounce" (nona uncia → nonuncium)

10/12 = 5/6

S•••• or S::

dextans, dextantis

or decunx, decuncis

"less a sixth" (de-sextans → dextans)

or "ten ounces" (decem unciae → decunx)

11/12

S••••• or S:•:

deunx, deuncis

"less an ounce" (de-uncia → deunx)

12/12 = 1

I

as, assis

"unit"