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| This coin shows Alfred the Great, 9th-century king of the Saxon kingdom of Wessex. Alfred was the only English ruler to resist Danish invasions successfully, and by maintaining his kingdom as a stronghold against invasion he prevented England falling to the Danes. | ||||||
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