Mission cross dates

There are two dates on the base 1779 and 1848, but the eights are not the same, some stonemason a century and a half ago make a typo, or was that the normal way to do it? Don't forget that you can click on the picture for the full size

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Région: Languedoc-Roussillon
Département: Hérault
Commune: Nissan-lez-Enserune
Photographer: Google Maps
Mission cross dates