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no wuckin' furries, Matt ! :wink: .....as we say here - if you need more detail I can provide my original sketches, as elsewhere ( see Auxiliary Shield threads )...as noted, these sketches are pretty accurate, because they were made from a cast of the Column ( which has now suffered so much damage from pollution as to be indecipherable in parts) and were made from a distance of two-three feet !
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I think that is the same info Jorge used to come up wit ha design for my republican scuta, although no direct copy.... 8)
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The Roman group mentioned is the IX the lost legion, if anyone cares to visit the attached;-
http://www.yorkromanfestival.com/history.htm
will see a brief glimpse of the tunic and scuta colours
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The 'not really so lost', 'lost' nineth legon that is :lol:
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Ave Magnus!
I'm really on the fence with the color - I'd say either. But I admit I like the green - something a little bit different!
The Tabulae - Personally I'd suggest you go with "LEG*II" and "COH*III"
The thunderbolts - again, I could go either way, but you could have a 3rd, straight/vertical thunderbolt (or "arrow) up the middle of the shield - In a manner of speaking, to signify "Third" for the Cohort, if it is true that Cohorts had differing designs; but also as *I* personally like seeing lots of thunderbolts "shooting out" from the boss/center, just has a nice artistic and dramatic feel to it.
Or perhaps a second "zigzag" in your existing pair of bolts? Although that may get a little complicated - as I do like your approach on keeping it simple.
Nice design, either way!
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Our old design had a center bolt....here's a picture of it.
See, I'd like to shove the "COH III" in there somewhere, but I also feel that TR FOR is as essential because of the other 2nd Legions out there (there's 1 in our neck of the woods, 2nd AVG). So I'm not sure what to do....
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You could add an element across the top edge that employs " COH III" and perhaps the name of the Cohors as well.
We do it in Roman script... COH III EXPG CEN I HIB CON I SCITHI
identifying the Cohors Centuria and Contubernium
.. but something more formal might work....
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Robert, I saw it on youtube, so it must be true, right? :wink: :roll:
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hock: Where DO they get their information.... :roll:
