The first occurrence of "labrys" in English noted by the OED concerns this sanctuary:[REF]It seems natural to interpret names of Carian sanctuaries like Labranda in the most literal sense as the place of the sacred labrys, which was the Lydian (or Carian) name for the Greek πέλεκυς, or double-edged axe.
The figure of a double-sided axe is a feature of many coins of Halicarnassus.