Restart paragraph numbering each spread

How do I restart paragraph numbering after each spread?
I'm working on a catalog where the items in a spread are marked with a letter, and the images of those items are marked with the same letter.  This way the reader can see which image belongs with which listing.  For example:
A: Widget
This is a nifty widget!
418.701A   $5.99
(anchored image of a widget)
A
B: Thingamajig
Try our new thingamajig.  It's fantastic!
105.209X   $1,039.49
(anchored image of a thingamajig)
B
If paragraph numbering doesn't restart at all, the numbers get far too high, as we have thousands of listings in the catalog.  If numbering restarts after every higher-level section, we could have two paragraphs on the same spread with the same number, as sections can change within a spread.

Just to clarify, would you sometimes have A and B on one page, and A and B on the next consecutive page, but during the layout process, item A from the second page may be moved back, and need to become C on the first page, or possibly B from the first page is deleted and A from the following page moves back to become B? Is that what you're up against, and you want it to be automatic? I'm not sure I have a solution just now, but I want to be sure I understand you.

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