-ic -ous nomenclature
Cobalt may possibly have all those other oxidation states (and others too) for this nomenclature system, we only care about the two most common oxidation states in ionic compounds: $\ce{Co^{2+}}$ and $\ce{Co^{3+}}$. Cobalt(II) compounds would thus be named  cobaltous and cobalt(III) compounds would be cobaltic. Which is yours?