Die clash? Restruck brockage? What's going on with this?

Denarius of Julia Maesa has an ill-defined empress-shaped incuse area behind a well-struck Juno on the reverse. Any idea what happened? A brockage that was restruck? Die clash? Something else? The die axis is about 15 degrees and it closely matches the bust on the obverse but not exactly.

 

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Looks like a die clash due to the orientation - reversed w/ nose and head.

 

It has the appearance of a die clash.

 

Ditto X 3.
Cool & interesting RC

 

My favorite errors of any sort, die clashes. Thats a cool one too!

They are a bit common on ancients. I have a few.

 

Thanks, all!

 

100% die clash. It seems that many dies of this period were clashed. The big periods for clashes are scattered around suggesting to me that some mint officials destroyed damaged dies and some could care less. After the Severans, we see fewer clashes until they peak again under Claudius II (perhaps even more than late Gallienus). You will have a hard time gathering a set of emperors with clashes. This is my Maesa clash.

I assume you have seen my page:
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/brock.html

 

A neat coin!

 

Nice clash! I especially like the detail of the nose. This no collar thing is interesting.

 

Most informative, as always, @dougsmit. Thank you so much! What an educational and relevant page you have on the subject of die clashes!