anthology vs collection

anthology and collection both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
anthology	Yes	No	No	No
collection	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, collection is a hypernym of anthology; that is, collection is a word with a broader meaning than anthology:

Other hypernyms of anthology include compendium.

anthology (noun)	collection (noun)
a collection of selected literary passages	the act of gathering something together
	a publication containing a variety of works
	request for a sum of money
	several things grouped together or considered as a whole