The Roman numeral MMIV corresponds to the Arabic number 2004.
MMIV = 2004
Symbols are written and read from left to right, from highest to lowest.
How to read MMIV, one group of symbols at a time:
Adding them up: 2000 + 4 = 2004.
When a smaller symbol comes before a larger one, it is subtracted.
As a year, 2004 is written MMIV. You often see dates like this in film credits, on buildings and on monuments.
See how to write 2004 in Roman numerals.
If the numeral MMIV appears in a text or sentence, it is read as its Arabic equivalent, in this case 2004.
MMIII is number 2003
MMV is number 2005
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