That was the sale of the Silk Road 1 server's bitcoins - the bitcoins SR1 users had actually in the site, either deposited because they intended to buy something, locked up in escrow as part of an in-flight order, or not yet withdrawn by a seller.
This is Ross Ulbricht's personal bitcoins on his laptop and backup drives.
http://www.coindesk.com/us-marshals-one-auction-bidder-claim...