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What is the earliest example of an AD/CE date written in arabic numerals?

I believe the earliest example on a coin is 1474, but there may be earlier ones written on paper or parchment, carved in wood or stone, etc. As with the coin, the date may be self-explanatory as to when it was written.

The symbols for 1 to 9 in the Hindu-Arabic numeral system evolved from the Brahmi numerals. Buddhist inscriptions from around 300 BC use the symbols which became 1, 4 and 6. One century later, the use of the symbols which became 2, 7 and 9 was recorded.

Use of the 0 glyph is first recorded in the 9th century, in an inscription at Gwalior dated to 870, and in the work of Al-Khwarizmi.

In the Arab World—until modern times—the Arabic numeral system was used only by mathematicians. Muslim scientists used the Babylonian numeral system, and merchants used the Abjad numerals. It was not until the Fibonacci time [Middle Ages] that the Arabic numeral system was used by a large population.

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