diff --git a/music21/roman.py b/music21/roman.py
index 9db846d710..395baaee08 100644
--- a/music21/roman.py
+++ b/music21/roman.py
@@ -1597,7 +1597,8 @@ class RomanNumeral(harmony.Harmony):
     >>> rn_minor_64_secondary.secondaryRomanNumeral
     <music21.roman.RomanNumeral V in e minor>
 
-    Dominant 7ths can be specified by putting d7 at end:
+    Dominant 7ths can be specified by the character 'd' followed by the figure
+    indicating the inversion of the chord:
 
     >>> r = roman.RomanNumeral('bVIId7', key.Key('B-'))
     >>> r.figure
@@ -1606,13 +1607,20 @@ class RomanNumeral(harmony.Harmony):
     >>> cp(r)
     ['A-5', 'C6', 'E-6', 'G-6']
 
-    >>> r = roman.RomanNumeral('VId7')
+    >>> r = roman.RomanNumeral('VId42')
     >>> r.figure
-    'VId7'
+    'VId42'
 
     >>> r.key = key.Key('B-')
     >>> cp(r)
-    ['G5', 'B5', 'D6', 'F6']
+    ['F5', 'G5', 'B5', 'D6']
+
+    >>> r = roman.RomanNumeral('IVd43', key.Key('B-'))
+    >>> r.figure
+    'IVd43'
+
+    >>> cp(r)
+    ['B-4', 'D-5', 'E-5', 'G5']
 
     >>> r2 = roman.RomanNumeral('V42/V7/vi', key.Key('C'))
     >>> cp(r2)
@@ -1803,6 +1811,11 @@ class RomanNumeral(harmony.Harmony):
     >>> cp(r)
     ['G5', 'B5', 'D6', 'F6']
 
+    >>> r = roman.RomanNumeral('IVd6/5')
+    >>> r.key = key.Key('Eb')
+    >>> cp(r)
+    ['C5', 'E-5', 'G-5', 'A-5']
+
     >>> r = roman.RomanNumeral('vio', em)
     >>> cp(r)
     ['C#5', 'E5', 'G5']
@@ -2361,10 +2374,14 @@ def _setImpliedQualityFromString(self, workingFigure):
             workingFigure = workingFigure[1:]
             impliedQuality = 'augmented'
             # impliedQualitySymbol = '+'
-        elif workingFigure.endswith('d7'):
+        elif 'd' in workingFigure:
+            m = re.match(r'(?P<leading>.*)d(?P<figure>7|6/?5|4/?3|4/?2|2)$', workingFigure)
+            if m is None:
+                raise RomanException(
+                    f'Cannot make a dominant-seventh chord out of {workingFigure}. '
+                    "Figure should be in ('7', '65', '43', '42', '2').")
             # this one is different
-            # # TODO(msc): what about d65, etc.?
-            workingFigure = workingFigure[:-2] + '7'
+            workingFigure = m.group('leading') + m.group('figure')
             impliedQuality = 'dominant-seventh'
             # impliedQualitySymbol = '(dom7)'
         elif self.caseMatters and self.romanNumeralAlone.upper() == self.romanNumeralAlone: