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In ancient Rome the equivalent of 8 was IIX thus using less numerals or VIII in the same way that 9 was IX or VIIII.

But in the Middle Ages the rules governing the Roman numeral system were changed to how we still use them today as for example we would convert 1999 into Roman numerals as MCMXCIX but the Romans probably wrote it out simply as IMM (2000-1)

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Yes. Eight can be written as VIII or IIX when writing in Roman numerals, though the former is more commonly used. According to Wikipedia IIX was used more commonly during the middle ages, though still rarer than VIII.


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What does Roman numeral IIX stand for?

There are many methods to representing Roman Numerals. The one you have written is an alternate form of expressing the value for 8. Although the commonly accepted modern method would be shown as VIII, IIX is a valid representation of Roman Numerals and historically was often used as well - and is therefore accurate. In simpler terms, it's the symbol for the number 8.


Why it is not correct to write IIX?

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