More about your coin:
Venus in her aspect as the divine ancestress of the
Roman people was known as
Venus Genetrix. According to
legend, and as recorded in Virgil’s
Aeneid,
Aeneas was the son of
Venus who fled
Troy after its destruction and founded the city of
Rome.
Julius Caesar, being of the
Gens Julia, claimed direct descent from
Venus Genetrix and
Aeneas.
Julius Caesar built a Temple of
Venus Genetrix in
his new
forum. Most depictions of
Venus Genetrix on
Roman coinage are of the statue in the
Forum, and do not directly refer to pregnancy or
fertility. However, this particular issue depicting the goddess specifically commemorates the birth of
Faustina Junior’s first child in December, 147, the occasion of her proclamation as
Augusta and of
Marcus Aurelius’ assumption of the tribunician power.
I have found a photo of your coin. It is from Juan R.
Cayon,
Los Sestercios del Imperio Romano, Vol. III, p. 180.