Having said that, I've grown very fond of the IX Cohort over these long and trying months. As my final scheduled Auxiliary unit for the time being, I've had to cobble them together somewhat as all my previous messing about had left me short of various parts from the box of Warlords I bought all those years ago. The command figures particularly, are constructed from a variety of sources, including bits snipped off some previously constructed figures I found in my bits and bobs draw and intended for some long lost skirmishing project from so long ago, I don't even remember what it was! As I had no available musician figure, I fiddled around trying to attach a buccina to a standard auxiliary figure and ended up with someone who looks as though he is desperately trying to free himself of the encumbrance so that he can defend himself against the approaching foe!The IX Batavian Cohort are a bit of an enigma, as all the sources seem to suggest that only eight Batavian Cohorts were raised in the service of Rome. It is possible that the cohorts weren't numbered sequentially, but I think it more likely that I just put the wrong number on the vexillium when I made it. Whatever, I like the IX Cohort so the IX Cohort it will remain!
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