Stone of Destiny Roman numerals decoded

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Stone of Destiny mystery solved: Expert decodes Roman numeral origin

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Stone of Destiny , also known as Stone of Scone , is a powerful symbol of the British monarchy.

It has been placed under the coronation chair for the crowning of British monarchs since the 13th century .

Professor Sally Foster , an archaeologist at Stirling University , thinks the stone is actually one of 35 pieces of the original sandstone block.

The other smaller 34 pieces were separated from the ancient artefact after its famous theft from Westminster Abbey in 1950 .

Stone of Destiny - also known as the Stone of Scone - was used in the inauguration of Scottish kings until 1296 , when King Edward I seized it and had it built into a new throne at Westminster Abbey in London .

The red sandstone block was used during the coronations of English and later British kings and queens for centuries .

It is now in Perth - near Scone , where geological testing has revealed it was quarried.

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